Genome Analysis: Helping to Solve the Molecular Mysteries of Schistosomes

Helminthologia

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 147-158

  Rollinson, D ^a   Johnston, D A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EST; Gene expression; Genome project; Molecular diversity; Schistosomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033462508     PISSN: 04406605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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