Control and function of the bloodstream variant surface glycoprotein expression sites in Trypanosoma brucei

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 523-531

  Vanhamme, L ^a   Lecordier, L ^a   Pays, E ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antigenic variation; Expression site; Expression site associated gene; Variant surface glycoprotein

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ANTIGENIC VARIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0035339841     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00143-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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