Analysis of malaria parasite RNA from decade-old Giemsa-stained blood smears and dried mosquitoes

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 727-731

  Jun, L I ^a   Wirtz, Robert A ^b   McCutchan, Thomas F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GIEMSA STAIN; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA SEQUENCE;

EID: 2642642934     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.727     Document Type: Article

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