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Evidence for selection of virulent sub-populations of Entamorba histolytica by cholesterol

S. K. KatiyarDivision of Microbiology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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S. GhoshalDivision of Microbiology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
,
S. R. DasDivision of Microbiology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
,
V. C. PandayDivision of Biochemistry, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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P. SagarDivision of Biochemistry, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
Pages 257-262 | Received 20 May 1988, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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