Schistosoma mansoni: DNA synthesis in males and females from mixed and single-sex infections

Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1984, Pages 463-476

  Den Hollander, J E ^a   Erasmus, D A ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CYTOLOGY; DNA SYNTHESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TREMATODE;

ANIMAL; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA; FEMALE; HYDROXYUREA; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM;

EID: 0021218815     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182000054731     Document Type: Article

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