Skin deep

نویسندگان

  • Aitor Casas-Sánchez
  • Álvaro Acosta-Serrano
چکیده

Trypanosome parasites are hiding in human skin, a discovery that may undermine efforts to eliminate sleeping sickness by 2020.

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دوره 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016