Molecular characterization of the kinetoplastid membrane protein-11 genes from the parasite Trypanosoma rangeli

Parasitology

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 643-651

  Diez, H ^a   Thomas, M C ^b   Uruena C P ^a   Santander, S P ^a   Cuervo, C L ^a   Lopez M C ^b   Puerta, C J ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

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

Author keywords

Kinetoplastid membrane protein 11; Molecular characterization; Trypanosoma cruzi; Trypanosoma rangeli

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CHROMOSOME; CROSS REACTION; EPIMASTIGOTE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; KINETOPLASTID MEMBRANE PROTEIN 11 GENE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENE EXPRESSION; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRYPANOSOMA;

KINETOPLASTIDA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA RANGELI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 20644457568     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182004006936     Document Type: Article

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