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Molecular medical parasitology /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nilsen, Timothy W., Komuniecki, Richard W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, [2002]
Subjects:
Parasitology.
Molecular Biology.
Parasites > genetics.
Table of Contents:
  • sect. I. Molecular biology
  • 1. Parasite genomics
  • 2. RNA processing in parasitic organisms : trans-splicing and RNA editing
  • 3. Transcription
  • 4. Post-transcriptional regulation
  • 5. Antigenic variation in African trypanosomes and malaria
  • 6. Genetic and genomic approaches to the analysis of Leishmania virulence
  • sect. II. Biochemistry and cell biology : protozoa
  • 7. Energy metabolism
  • 8. Amino acid and protein metabolism
  • 9. Purine and pyrimidine transport and metabolism
  • 10. Trypanosomatid surface and secreted carbohydrates
  • 11. Intracellular signaling
  • 12. Plastids, mitochondria, and hydrogenosomes
  • sect. III. Biochemistry and cell biology : helminths
  • 13. Helminth surfaces : structural, molecular and functional properties
  • 14. Carbohydrate and energy metabolism in parasitic helminths
  • 15. Neurotransmitters
  • sect. IV. Medical applications
  • 16. Drug resistance in parasites
  • 17. Medical implications of molecular parasitology