Post-transcriptional control of hsp70 mRNA in Trypanosoma brucei

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 57-71

  Häusler, Thomas ^a   Clayton, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

density; heat shock; mRNA; trypanosoma

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0343526165     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(95)02538-3     Document Type: Article

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