Identification of a secreted fatty acid and retinol-binding protein (Hp-FAR-1) from Heligmosomoides polygyrus

Journal of Nematology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 228-233

  Bath, Jennifer L ^a   Robinson, Michael ^b   Kennedy, Malcolm W ^c   Agbasi, Chidimma ^a   Linz, Lucas ^a   Maetzold, Erin ^a   Scheidt, Michael ^a   Knox, Megan ^a   Ram, Daniel ^a   Hein, Jordan ^a   Clark, Colin ^a   Drees, Jeremy ^a  

^a Université du Québec à Montréal   (United States)

^b ROSS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Dominica)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heligmosomoides polygyrus; Host parasitic relationship; Hp FAR 1; Hp far 1; Litecycle; Molecular biology; Nematode; Retinol binding

Indexed keywords

HELIGMOSOMOIDES POLYGYRUS; VERMES;

EID: 77954344366     PISSN: 0022300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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