Molecular Karyotype and Chromosomal Localization of Genes Encoding β-tubulin, Cysteine Proteinase, hsp 70 and Actin in Trypanosoma rangeli

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 113-121

  Toaldo, C B ^c   Steindel, M ^a   Sousa, M A ^b   Tavares, C C ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genetic variability; Housekeeping genes; Karyotype; Phenogram; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Trypanosoma rangeli

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; TUBULIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TRYPANOSOMA;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENES, PROTOZOAN; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; LATIN AMERICA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA; TUBULIN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035222494     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762001000100013     Document Type: Article

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