Heat shock as a regular feature of the life cycle of leishmania parasites

American Zoologist

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 848-856

  Clos, Joachim ^a   Krobitsch, Sylvia ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

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EID: 33746163082     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/39.6.848     Document Type: Article

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