Protein export in malaria parasites: An update

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 355-363

  Elsworth, Brendan ^a,b   Crabb, Brendan S ^a,b,c   Gilson, Paul R ^a,b  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANIMALS; ERYTHROCYTES; HSP40 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

EID: 84893855171     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: 14625822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12261     Document Type: Article

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