Molecular cloning, purification and characterisation of myosin of human lymphatic filarial parasite Brugia malayi

Parasitology Research

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 481-489

  Verma, S K ^a,c   Bansal, I ^a   Vedi, S ^a   Saxena, J K ^a   Katoch, V M ^b   Bhattacharya, S M ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NATIONAL JALMA INSTITUTE FOR LEPROSY AND OTHER MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES   (India)

^c DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILARIASIS; IMMOBILIZED METAL AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BRUGIA MALAYI; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, HELMINTH; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILARIASIS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MYOSINS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; VACCINES;

BRUGIA MALAYI; ONCHOCERCIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 38549141810     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0786-2     Document Type: Article

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