14-3-3 Gene characterization and description of a second 14-3-3 isoform in both Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularis

Parasitology Research

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 403-409

  Nunes, Cláudia Paiva ^a   Zaha, Arnaldo ^a   Gottstein, Bruno ^b   Müller, Norbert ^b   Del Mar Siles Lucas, María ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PROTEIN 14 3 3;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRAIT; INTRON; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS;

EID: 4143138537     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-004-1147-z     Document Type: Article

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