A multigene family of inactivated cysteine proteases in Sarcoptes scabiei [2]

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 240-241

  Holt, Deborah C ^c   Fischer, Katja ^a   Pizzutto, Susan J ^b   Currie, Bart J ^b   Walton, Shelley F ^b   Kemp, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ENZYME INACTIVATION; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; SKIN ALLERGY; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 3042644459     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22716.x     Document Type: Letter

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