Transcription of meiotic-like-pathway genes in Giardia intestinalis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 347-350

  Melo, Sandra P ^a   Gómez, Vanessa ^a   Castellanos, Isabel C ^a   Alvarado, Magda E ^a   Hernández, Paula C ^a   Gallego, Amanda ^a   Wasserman, Moisés ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Dmc1; Giardia intestinalis; Hop1; Meiosis; Spo11

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 47749083081     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762008000400006     Document Type: Article

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