Protein glycosylation in the malaria parasite

Parasitology Today

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 147-152

  Gowda, D C ^a   Davidson, E A ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CYTOKINE; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DRUG TARGETING; ERYTHROCYTE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LIPOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033118395     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(99)01412-X     Document Type: Review

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