Enzymes for heme biosynthesis are found in both the mitochondrion and plastid of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

Protist

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 117-125

  Sato, Shigeharu ^a   Clough, Barbara ^a   Coates, Leighton ^b   Wilson, R J M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 1942444611     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1434461000169     Document Type: Article

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