Disruption of a Plasmodium falciparum cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase gene causes aberrant gametogenesis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 110-118

  Taylor, Cathy J ^a   McRobert, Louisa ^a   Baker, David A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE;

ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GAMETE; GAMETOCYTE; GAMETOGENESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION; MALARIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MUTATION; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

ANOPHELES (GENUS); PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 45149122381     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06267.x     Document Type: Article

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