A novel selection regime for differentiation defects demonstrates an essential role for the stumpy form in the life cycle of the African trypanosome

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1905-1917

  Tasker, Maria ^a   Wilson, Judith ^a   Sarkar, Mitali ^a   Hendriks, Ed ^a   Matthews, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; PHOSPHOLIPASE C;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL SELECTION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; GENE DELETION; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0034026123     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.11.5.1905     Document Type: Article

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