Host-like sequences in the schistosome genome

Parasitology Today

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 283-286

  Clough, Karen A ^a   Drew, Alec C ^a   Brindley, Paul J ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA PROBE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENOME; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA;

EID: 0029938630     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-4758(96)10023-5     Document Type: Article

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