Identification of a genetic marker associated with the resistance to Schistosoma mansoni infection using random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 863-868

  Abdel Hamid, Abdel Hamid Z ^a   Rawi, Sayed M ^b   Arafa, Azza F ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria; DNA random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD); Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA ALEXANDRINA; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 33846371517     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000800007     Document Type: Article

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