Features the most up-to-date scientific methods behind the
medical management of parasitic diseases
Applies the most current synthesis of molecular biology and
biochemistry to parasitic organisms
Contains many informative figures and clear illustrations
Contents include:
- RNA editing and processing
- Genomics
- Post-transcriptional gene regulation
- Genetic approaches to analysis of virulence
- Protozoa and Helminth energy metabolism
- Trypanosomatid surface carbohydrates
- Plastids, mitochondria and hydrogenosomes
- Neurotransmitters
- Drug resistance in parasites
- Medical implications of molecular parasitology