Molecular aspects of sexual development and reproduction in nematodes and schistosomes

Advances in Parasitology

Volumn 50, Issue , 2001, Pages 153-198

  Boag, Peter R ^a,b   Newton, Susan E ^a   Gasser, Robin B ^b  

^a VIC INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC RESISTANCE; HELMINTH; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA; SCHISTOSOMA; VERMES;

EID: 0035178412     PISSN: 0065308X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-308X(01)50031-7     Document Type: Review

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