Pathogenic Leishmania secrete antigenically related chitinases which are encoded by a highly conserved gene locus

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 238-242

  Shakarian, Alison M ^a   Dwyer, Dennis M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Pulse field gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; LEISHMANIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0034083155     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.2000.4493     Document Type: Article

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