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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 78, 1984 - Issue 3
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Liposomes in leishmaniasis: effects of parasite virulence on treatment of experimental leishmaniasis in hamsters

Carl R. AlvingDepartments of Membrane Biochemistry and Parasitology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC20012, USA
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Glenn M. Swartz JR.Departments of Membrane Biochemistry and Parasitology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC20012, USA
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Larry D. HendricksDepartments of Membrane Biochemistry and Parasitology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC20012, USA
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Willie L. Chapman JR.Departments of Pathology and Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA30602, USA
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Virginia B. WaitsDepartments of Pathology and Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA30602, USA
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William L. HansonDepartments of Pathology and Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA30602, USA
Pages 279-286 | Received 10 Sep 1982, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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