Molecular biology and immunology of Toxocara canis

Toxocara: The Enigmatic Parasite

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 3-17

  Maizels, Rick M ^a   Schabussova, Irma ^a   Callister, Deborah M ^a   Nicoll, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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