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Factors affecting the morphology of Leishmania tropica

The production of Leishmania forms in cultures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

David Weinman
Affiliation:
From the Department of Comparative Pathology and Tropical Medicine, Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Harvard University

Extract

Leishmania forms of L. tropica were obtained in cultures. The methods and results are given and discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1939

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