Brugia malayi: Ultrastructural morphology of the cuticular surface membranes of adult parasites

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 304-313

  Smith, Vincent P ^a   Selkirk, Murray E ^a   Gounaris, Kleoniki ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; BRUGIA MALAYI;

EID: 0030218859     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1996.0078     Document Type: Article

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