Rafts and sphingolipid biosynthesis in the kinetoplastid parasitic protozoa

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 725-733

  Denny, Paul W ^a   Smith, Deborah F ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPHINGOLIPID; STEROL;

AMASTIGOTE; BIOPHYSICS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; FLAGELLATE; FUNGUS MUTANT; LEISHMANIA; LIPOGENESIS; MAMMAL CELL; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; PROTOZOON; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; KINETOPLASTIDA; LEISHMANIA; MAMMALS; MEMBRANE MICRODOMAINS; PROTOZOA; SPHINGOLIPIDS;

EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; KINETOPLASTIDA; MAMMALIA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA; SPHINGIODEA;

EID: 3843149529     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04208.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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