Expression and characterization of aspartic protease gene in eggs and larvae stage of Ancylostoma caninum

Parasitology Research

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1327-1333

  Yang, Yurong ^a   Wei, Hua ^a   Qin, Weiwen ^a   Zheng, Jing ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; MESSENGER RNA; POLYCLONAL ANTISERUM;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ARTICLE; ASPARTIC PROTEASE GENE; CLONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; IMMUNOASSAY; LARVA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DOGS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; LARVA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 65349170365     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-009-1332-1     Document Type: Article

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