A novel member of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily from the filarial nematodes Brugia malayi and B. pahangi.

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Published in Exp Parasitol on March 01, 1998

Authors

N Gomez-Escobar1, E Lewis, R M Maizels

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1: Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, Ashworth Laboratories, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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