Isolation and Characterization of vasa Gene of Triploid and Diploid Human Lung Flukes (Paragonimus westermani)
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Lee, Keun-Hee
(Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University)
Yu, Hak-Sun (Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) Hur, Jae-Won (Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) Yu, Sung-Suk (Department of Life Science Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) Choi, Sun-Hee (Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) Park, Sang-Kyun (Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) Lee, Sun-Joo (Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) Chung, Dong-Il (Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) Kong, Hyun-Hee (Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) Ock, Mee-Sun (Department of Parasitology, Kosin University College of Medicine) Jeong, Hae-Jin (Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) |
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