Characterization of a hemoglobin-like protein from adult Haemonchus contortus

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 295-300

  Fetterer, Raymond H ^a   Hill, Dolores E ^a   Rhoads, Marcia L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GLOBINS; HAEMONCHUS; HELMINTH PROTEINS; LARVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SHEEP;

EID: 0033013579     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3285637     Document Type: Article

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