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Expression of cysteine proteinases by metacyclic promastigotes of Leishmania mexicana

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Expression of cysteine proteinases by metacyclic promastigotes of Leishmania mexicana. / Bates, P A; Robertson, C D; Coombs, G H.
In: Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, Vol. 41, No. 3, 05.1994, p. 199-203.

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Bates, PA, Robertson, CD & Coombs, GH 1994, 'Expression of cysteine proteinases by metacyclic promastigotes of Leishmania mexicana', Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 199-203. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.1994.tb01497.x

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Bates, P. A., Robertson, C. D., & Coombs, G. H. (1994). Expression of cysteine proteinases by metacyclic promastigotes of Leishmania mexicana. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 41(3), 199-203. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.1994.tb01497.x

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Bates PA, Robertson CD, Coombs GH. Expression of cysteine proteinases by metacyclic promastigotes of Leishmania mexicana. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 1994 May;41(3):199-203. doi: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1994.tb01497.x

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Bates, P A ; Robertson, C D ; Coombs, G H. / Expression of cysteine proteinases by metacyclic promastigotes of Leishmania mexicana. In: Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 1994 ; Vol. 41, No. 3. pp. 199-203.

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