Antigenic variation in African trypanosomes.

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Published in Mol Biochem Parasitol on May 22, 2014

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David Horn1

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1: Division of Biological Chemistry & Drug Discovery, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK. Electronic address: d.horn@dundee.ac.uk.

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