Meiosis and haploid gametes in the pathogen Trypanosoma brucei

Current Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 181-186

  Peacock, Lori ^a   Bailey, Mick ^a   Carrington, Mark ^b   Gibson, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; GLOSSINIDAE; HEXAPODA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; GERM CELL; HAPLOIDY; MEIOSIS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GERM CELLS; HAPLOIDY; MEIOSIS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EID: 84892789668     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.11.044     Document Type: Article

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