Protein synthesis in the plastid of Plasmodium falciparum

Protist

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 183-188

  Roy, Anjana ^a,b   Cox, Robert A ^a   Williamson, Donald H ^a   Wilson, R J M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYBRIDIZATION; PLASTID; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RIBOSOMAL RNA; RIBOSOME;

INVERTEBRATA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033180525     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1434-4610(99)70020-9     Document Type: Article

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