A hypothesis for the tissue specificity of nematode parasites

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 140-142

  Rajan, T V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; HYPOTHESIS; LIFE CYCLE; MUTANT; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0032077733     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1998.4264     Document Type: Article

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