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The microfilarial periodicity of Wuchereria bancrofti in north-eastern Brazil

G. FontesDepartamento de Patologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Praça Afrânio Jorge s/n, Prado, 57010-020—Maceió, AL, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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E. M. M. RochaDepartamento de Patologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Praça Afrânio Jorge s/n, Prado, 57010-020—Maceió, AL, Brazil
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A. C. BritoDepartamento de Patologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Praça Afrânio Jorge s/n, Prado, 57010-020—Maceió, AL, Brazil
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F. A. T. FiremanDepartamento de Patologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Praça Afrânio Jorge s/n, Prado, 57010-020—Maceió, AL, Brazil
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C. M. F. AntunesDepartamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Ccrais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Pages 373-379 | Received 25 Jan 2000, Accepted 16 Mar 2000, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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