Cloning and characterization of the Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase of Trichinella pseudospiralis

Parasitology Research

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 281-287

  Wu, W K ^a   Mak, C H ^a   Ko, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LARVAL STAGE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRICHINELLA PSEUDOSPIRALIS; WORM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, HELMINTH; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, HELMINTH; LARVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRICHINELLA;

ACANTHOCHEILONEMA VITEAE; ANIMALIA; BRUGIA PAHANGI; CHROMADOREA; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; TRICHINELLA PSEUDOSPIRALIS;

EID: 33344465065     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-005-0056-0     Document Type: Article

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