High-efficiency transfection and drug selection of genetically transformed blood stages of the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei

Nature Protocols

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 346-356

  Janse, Chris J ^a   Ramesar, Jai ^a   Waters, Andrew P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4,6 DIAMINO 1,2 DIHYDRO 2,2 DIMETHYL 1 [3 (2,4,5 TRICHLOROPHENOXY)PROPOXY] 1,3,5 TRIAZINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; PYRIMETHAMINE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; MUTATION; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MICE; MUTATION; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PYRIMETHAMINE; TETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE; TRANSFECTION; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; TRIAZINES;

EID: 34247507377     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2006.53     Document Type: Article

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