Plasmodium falciparum: Variations within the C-terminal region of merozoite surface antigen-1

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 47-54

  Tolle, Ralf ^a   Bujard, Hermann ^a   Cooper, Juan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

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EID: 0029130016     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1995.1091     Document Type: Article

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