The untranslated regions of genes from Trypanosoma cruzi: Perspectives for functional characterization of strains and isolates

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 775-777

  Brandão, Adeilton ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genes; Genomes; Protozoa; Untranslated regions

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 33751296301     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000700011     Document Type: Review

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