Molecular characterization of the Leishmania braziliensis L6 ribosomal protein

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 908-913

  Thomas, M C ^a   Martinez Carretero, E ^b   Carmelo, E ^b   Gonzalez A C ^b   Valladares, B ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE PARASITOLOGÍA Y BIOMEDICINA LÓPEZ NEYRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN S6; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

PARASITOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DNA LIBRARY; EUKARYOTE; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC STABILITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME ANALYSIS; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIASIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYADENYLATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN MOTIF; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STEADY STATE; YEAST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENE LIBRARY; HUMANS; IMMUNE SERA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EUKARYOTA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 4344661807     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3297RN     Document Type: Article

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