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Susceptibility of rats to Taenia taeniaeformis infection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

S. Ambu
Affiliation:
Division of Medical Ecology, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
B. H. Kwa
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstract

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Research Note
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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