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Histochemical studies on acid phosphatase of the body wall and intestine of adult filarial worms in comparision with that of other parasitic nematodes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

Jun Maki
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara 228, Kanagawa, Japan
Toshio Yanagisawa
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara 228, Kanagawa, Japan

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