Lectins of parasitic helminths: A review

Helminthologia

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 209-212

  Horak P ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Agglutinin; Carbohydrate; Helminth; Lectin; Nematoda; Trematoda

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030374752     PISSN: 04406605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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