Establishment of an in vitro transgene expression system in epimastigotes of Trypanosoma congolense

Parasitology International

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 110-113

  Sakurai, Tatsuya ^a   Tanaka, Miho ^a   Kawazu, Shin ichiro ^a   Inoue, Noboru ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epimastigotes; In vitro metacyclogenesis; Transfection; Transgene expression; Trypanosoma congolense

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; BETA TUBULIN; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIMASTIGOTE; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENE; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TSETSE FLY;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PARASITOLOGY; TRANSFECTION; TRANSGENES; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

ANIMALIA; GLOSSINA (GENUS); TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

EID: 59249094897     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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