Complete in vitro life cycle of Trypanosoma congolense: Development of genetic tools

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Coustou, Virginie ^a   Guegan, Fabien ^a   Plazolles, Nicolas ^a   Baltz, Théo ^a  

^a University Victor Segalen   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA INDUCED SILENCING COMPLEX; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; LIFE CYCLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; REPORTER GENE; TRANSGENE; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE SILENCING; GENES, REPORTER; GENETICS, MICROBIAL; INSECTS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANSFECTION; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

EID: 77950377449     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000618     Document Type: Article

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