Frontiers in research on parasitic protozoa.
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چکیده
Frontiers in research on parasitic protozoa was the theme of the Autumn Symposium of the British Section of the Society of Protozoologists, held 2 September 2002, in London, UK.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Trends in parasitology
دوره 18 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002