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Homologous immunity in schistosomiasis mansoni using ultra-violet irradiated cercariae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

A. M. Ghandour  and
M. A. Magid
A. M. Ghandour
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
M. A. Magid
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 52 , Issue 4 , December 1978 , pp. 303 - 304
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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