Molecular characterisation of a hsp70 gene from the filarial parasite Setaria digitata

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 581-591

  Jayasena, S M T ^b   Chandrasekharan, N V ^b   Karunanayake, Eric H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Filariasis; Heat shock protein; HSE; hsp70; Nematode; Setaria digitata

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SETARIA; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; GENES, HELMINTH; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RATS; RNA, HELMINTH; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SETARIA NEMATODE;

CAPRA HIRCUS; EQUIDAE; OVIS ARIES; SETARIA DIGITATA;

EID: 0242529257     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00002-8     Document Type: Article

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