Cyclic 3′-5′ Guanosine Monophosphate-dependent Activity in Leishmania amazonensis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 499-500

  Geigel L F ^a   Leon, L L ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cyclic 3 5 guanosine monophosphate; Leishmania amazonensis; Metacyclogenesis

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; CYCLIC GMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LEISHMANIA; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PROMASTIGOTE; SOLUBILITY; ANIMAL; CELL FRACTIONATION; ENZYMOLOGY; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; PHYSIOLOGY;

LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS;

ANIMALS; CYCLIC GMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

EID: 0142245376     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762003000400012     Document Type: Article

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