The relative significance of mechanisms of antigenic variation in African trypanosomes.

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Published in Parasitol Today on June 01, 1997

Authors

J D Barry1

Author Affiliations

1: Wellcome Unit of Molecular Parasitology, University of Glasgow, The Anderson College, 56 Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow, UK. j.d.barry@vet.gla.ac.uk

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