Differentiation between the human hookworms Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus using PCR-RFLP

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 642-647

  Hawdon, John M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE;

ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANIMALIA; NECATOR AMERICANUS;

EID: 0029740281     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3283794     Document Type: Article

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