Leishmania virulence and genetic heterogeneity

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 269-273

  Chang, Kwang Poo ^a   Akman, Leyla ^a   Nielsen, Jared Steven ^a  

^a Department of Psychology Univ Hlth Sci The Chicago Med S   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 0032723438     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-081X(99)00055-3     Document Type: Review

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