Heritability of the trait for human infectivity in genetic crosses of Trypanosoma brucei ssp.

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 236-237

  Gibson, W C ^a   Mizen, V H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic exchange; Human serum resistance; Trypanosoma brucei; Trypanosomiasis

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0030938168     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90236-4     Document Type: Article

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