Hybrids between schistosoma haematobium and s. mattheei and their identification by isoelectric focusing of enzymes

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1980, Pages 326-332

  Wright, C A ^a   Ross, C ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CELL HYBRIDIZATION; CLASSIFICATION; HEREDITY; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MATTHEEI; TREMATODE;

ANIMAL; HAMSTERS; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; ISOENZYMES; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SNAILS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0019314276     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(80)90091-7     Document Type: Article

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