Gene expression in trypanosomatid parasites.

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Published in J Biomed Biotechnol on February 11, 2010

Authors

Santiago Martínez-Calvillo1, Juan C Vizuet-de-Rueda, Luis E Florencio-Martínez, Rebeca G Manning-Cela, Elisa E Figueroa-Angulo

Author Affiliations

1: Unidad de Biomedicina, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. De los Barrios 1, Col. Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, Edo. de México, CP 54090, Mexico. scalv@campus.iztacala.unam.mx

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