Analysis of cDNA expressed sequence tags from Entamoeba histolytica: Identification of two highly abundant polyadenylated transcripts with no overt open reading frames

Protist

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-70

  Willhoeft, Ute ^a   Buß, Heidrun ^a   Tannich, Egbert ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DELETION MUTANT; DNA ANALYSIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTOZOON GENOME; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; RNA SPLICING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033103111     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1434-4610(99)70009-X     Document Type: Article

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