Cloning, characterization, and functional expression of Taenia solium calreticulin

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 891-893

  Mendlovic, Fela ^a   Ostoa Saloma, Pedro ^b   Solís, Carlos F ^b   Martínez Ocaña, Joel ^c   Flisser, Ana ^a,c   Laclette, Juan P ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOMÉDICAS   (Mexico)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL DR MANUEL GEA GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALRETICULIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

PARASITOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CYSTICERCOSIS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HOMEOSTASIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; RADIOASSAY; TAENIA SOLIUM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALRETICULIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, HELMINTH; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SERA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABBITS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SWINE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

CESTODA; PROTOZOA; SUS SCROFA; TAENIA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 4344680118     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3325RN     Document Type: Article

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