Quantitative assessment of sense and antisense transcripts from genes involved in antigenic variation (vsp genes) and encystation (cwp 1 gene) of Giardia lamblia clone GS/M-83-H7

Parasitology

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 389-396

  Von Allmen, N ^a   Bienz, M ^b   Hemphill, A ^a   Muller N ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Institute of Parasitology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antigenic variation; Antisense RNA; Encystation; Giardia lamblia; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CYST WALL PROTEIN 1; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN; VARIANT SURFACE PROTEIN H7; VARIANT SURFACE PROTEIN IVG;

ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; INTESTINE PARASITE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BASE SEQUENCE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, ANTISENSE; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PROTOZOAN; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 17144392557     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182004006742     Document Type: Article

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