Revised karyotyping and gene mapping of the Biomphalaria glabrata embryonic (Bge) cell line

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 675-681

  Odoemelam, Edwin ^a   Raghavan, Nithya ^b   Miller, Andrè ^b   Bridger, Joanna M ^a   Knight, Matty ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs); Bge cell line; Biomphalaria glabrata; Chromosomes; Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH); Karyotyping; Mapping; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

CELL ORGANELLE; CHROMOSOME; DISEASE; FLUORESCENCE; GENE; GENOME; HYBRIDIZATION; KARYOTYPE; MAPPING; SNAIL; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES; GENOME; KARYOTYPING;

EID: 61649117985     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.11.011     Document Type: Article

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