Schistosoma mansoni: An examination of the reproductive status of females from single sex infections

Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1981, Pages 121-124

  Shaw, J R ^a   Erasmus, D A ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODE;

ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; MICE; OVARY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0019457062     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182000041913     Document Type: Article

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