Serological analysis of the Abbad Tribe of Jordan

Human Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 357-373

  Nabulsi, A J ^a   Cleve, H ^a   Rodewald, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ABBAD TRIBE; ARAB; BLOOD GROUPS; ERYTHROCYTE ENZYMES; JORDAN; POLMORPHISM; SERUM PROTEINS

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031172088     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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