Growth-stimulating influence of human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) on Plasmodium falciparum in vitro

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie

Volumn 289, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-99

  Röhrig, Gabriele ^a   Maier, Walter A ^a   Seitz, Hanns Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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EID: 2442737809     PISSN: 09348840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0934-8840(99)80128-5     Document Type: Article

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