Genetic variation between susceptible and non-susceptible snails to Schistosoma infection using random amplified polymorphic dna analysis (RAPDs)

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 291-295

  Abdel Hamid, Abdel Hamid Zaki ^a   De Molfetta, Jeanne Blanco ^b   Fernandez, Vania ^b   Rodrigues, Vanderlei ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DNA; PAGE; PCR; RAPD; Schistosomiasis; Snails

Indexed keywords

HELMINTH DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; DNA, HELMINTH; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033183009     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46651999000500005     Document Type: Article

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