Adaptation of Leishmania cells to in vitro culture results in a more efficient reduction and transport of biopterin

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 161-168

  Roy, G ^a   Kundig C ^a   Olivier, M ^a   Papadopoulou, B ^a   Ouellette, M ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPTERIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; GROWTH FACTOR; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; REDUCTION;

EID: 0034781171     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.2001.4595     Document Type: Article

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