Tetracycline-controlled gene expression in Entamoeba histolytica

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-91

  Hamann, Lutz ^a   Buß, Heidrun ^a   Tannich, Egbert ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Entamoeba histolytica; inducible gene expression; transfection

Indexed keywords

TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TETRACYCLINE;

EID: 0343118169     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(96)02771-5     Document Type: Article

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