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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 54, 1960 - Issue 4
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The Effect of Acute Schistosomiasis Upon Learning in Rats Under Different Levels of Motivation

R. G. A. Stretch From the Department of Parasitology and Entomology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, and the Department of Psychology, University of Liverpool
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G. W. H. Leytham From the Department of Parasitology and Entomology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, and the Department of Psychology, University of Liverpool
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W. E. Kershaw From the Department of Parasitology and Entomology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, and the Department of Psychology, University of Liverpool
Pages 487-492 | Received 12 Oct 1960, Published online: 17 Mar 2016

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