Developing novel anthelmintics from plant cysteine proteinases.

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Published in Parasit Vectors on September 01, 2008

Authors

Jerzy M Behnke1, David J Buttle, Gillian Stepek, Ann Lowe, Ian R Duce

Author Affiliations

1: School of Biology, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK. jerzy.behnke@nottingham.ac.uk.

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