Expression of α- and β-tubulin genes during growth of Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 449-455

  González Pino, María J ^a   Rangel Aldao, Rafael ^a   Slezynger, Thelma C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; BETA TUBULIN; MESSENGER RNA; UBIQUITIN;

ARTICLE; EPIMASTIGOTE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TUBULIN;

EID: 2442756428     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/104454999315169     Document Type: Article

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