Lipid synthesis in protozoan parasites: a comparison between kinetoplastids and apicomplexans.

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Published in Prog Lipid Res on July 01, 2013

Authors

Srinivasan Ramakrishnan1, Mauro Serricchio, Boris Striepen, Peter Bütikofer

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1: Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.

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