Characterisation of a β-tubulin gene from the liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1264-1268

  Robinson, M W ^a   Hoey, E M ^a   Fairweather, I ^a   Dalton, J P ^b   McGonigle, S ^b   Trudgett, A ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Tubulin; Benzimidazole; Fasciola hepatica; Microtubule; Triclabendazole

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; BETA TUBULIN; TRICLABENDAZOLE;

GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SELECTIVITY; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; GENE STRUCTURE; GENOME; INTRON; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BASE SEQUENCE; BENZIMIDAZOLES; DRUG RESISTANCE; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; TUBULIN;

EID: 0034893162     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00240-5     Document Type: Article

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