Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of Protozoal Polyamine Transporters

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 720, Issue , 2011, Pages 309-326

  Hasne, Marie Pierre ^a   Ullman, Buddy ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Diamines; Leishmania; Localization; Parasites; Polyamines; Transporters; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; POLYAMINE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL SEPARATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; INJECTION; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; PARASITE; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL SEPARATION; INJECTIONS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; OOCYTES; PARASITES; POLYAMINES; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA, COMPLEMENTARY; TRANSFECTION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; XENOPUS;

EID: 79956220791     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-034-8_19     Document Type: Chapter

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