A simple RNA analysis method shows var and rif multigene family expression patterns in Plasmodium falciparum

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 311-315

  Kyes, Sue ^a   Pinches, Robert ^a   Newbold, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Method; Plasmodium falciparum; Rif; RNA; Var

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, PROTOZOAN; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA, PROTOZOAN;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033971074     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(99)00193-0     Document Type: Article

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