Identification and expression of the protein ubiquitination system in Giardia intestinalis

Parasitology Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-7

  Gallego, Eva ^a   Alvarado, Magda ^a   Wasserman, Moises ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE;

ARTICLE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; TROPHOZOITE; UBIQUITINATION;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; UBIQUITIN; UBIQUITIN-ACTIVATING ENZYMES; UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYMES;

EUKARYOTA; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 34247611511     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0458-2     Document Type: Article

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