Genomic repetitive DNA elements of Trypanosoma cruzi

Parasitology Today

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 279-283

  Requena, Jose María ^a   Löpez, Manuel Carlos ^b   Alonso, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE PARASITOLOGÍA Y BIOMEDICINA LÓPEZ NEYRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REPETITIVE DNA;

DNA DETERMINATION; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSPOSITION; EUKARYOTE; GENE CONTROL; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REVIEW; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 18744429949     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-4758(96)10024-7     Document Type: Review

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