Deep within the filarial genome: Progress of the Filarial Genome Project

Parasitology Today

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 219-224

  Williams, Steven A ^a  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; DRUG TARGETING; FILARIA; GENE MAPPING; GENOME; NEMATODE; VACCINE PRODUCTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0033151540     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(99)01454-4     Document Type: Review

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