Stage-specific gene expression during Trypanosoma cruzi metacyclogenesis

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 159-168

  Ávila, Andréa Rodrigues ^a   Dallagiovanna, Bruno ^a   Yamada Ogatta, Sueli Fumie ^b   Monteiro Góes, Viviane ^a   Fragoso, Stênio Perdigão ^a,c   Krieger, Marco Aurélio ^a,c   Goldenberg, Samuel ^a,c  

^a Instituto de Biologia Molecular do Parana   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Metacyclogenesis; Stage specific gene; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

CHAGAS DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA MICROARRAY; EPIMASTIGOTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIFE CYCLE; METACYCLOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RNA TRANSLATION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, PROTOZOAN; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 3042607841     PISSN: 16765680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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