The genomic organization of the HSP83 gene locus is conserved in three Leishmania species

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 225-228

  Hübel, Andreas ^a   Clos, Joachim ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENOME; LEISHMANIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0342398231     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1996.0029     Document Type: Article

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