Uniform distribution of transcription complexes over the entire Leishmania donovani clpB (hsp100) gene locus

Protist

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 369-373

  Wiesgigl, Martina ^a   Clos, Joachim ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033367841     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1434-4610(99)70038-6     Document Type: Article

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