Genetic Techniques in Trypanosoma cruzi

Advances in Parasitology

Volumn 75, Issue , 2011, Pages 231-250

  Taylor, Martin C ^a   Huang, Huan ^b   Kelly, John M ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional analysis; Genetic manipulation; Transfection; Transgenic; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

DNA; PEROXIDE; RNA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BOOK; CHROMOSOME; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA MODIFICATION; EPISOME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; TELOMERE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 79961011258     PISSN: 0065308X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-385863-4.00011-3     Document Type: Chapter

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