Exogenous nucleosides are required for the morphogenesis of the human filarial parasite Brugia malayi

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1184-1185

  Rajan, T V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; DEOXYRIBONUCLEOSIDE; DNA; PURINE NUCLEOSIDE; PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOSIDE; RIBONUCLEOSIDE; RNA;

PARASITOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; BRUGIA PAHANGI; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SYNTHESIS; EMBRYO; FILARIASIS; LARVA; MOLTING; MORPHOGENESIS; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; RNA SYNTHESIS; SERUM; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING;

ANIMALS; BRUGIA MALAYI; CULTURE MEDIA; LARVA; MOLTING; PURINE NUCLEOSIDES; PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOSIDES;

EID: 13844272407     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-308R     Document Type: Article

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