Schistosoma mansoni: Male stimulation and DNA synthesis by the female

Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1985, Pages 449-457

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

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; DNA SYNTHESIS; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HEREDITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREMATODE; WORM EGG;

ANIMAL; DNA; FEMALE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0022412189     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182000062697     Document Type: Article

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