Studying the cell biology of apicomplexan parasites using fluorescent proteins

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 568-579

  Gubbels, Marc Jan ^a   Striepen, Boris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Fluorescence microscopy; GFP; Green fluorescent protein; in vivo microscopy; Plasmodium; Toxoplasma

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; APICOMPLEXA; CELL LINE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REVIEW; TOXOPLASMA;

ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; CELL LINE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TOXOPLASMA;

APICOMPLEXA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 6444228421     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927604040899     Document Type: Review

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