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The ultrastructure of Leishmania major in the foregut and proboscis of Phlebotomus papatasi

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  1. Department of Pure and Applied Biology, Imperial College at Silwood Park, SL5 7DE, Ascot, Berks, UK

    R. Killick-Kendrick (External Scientific Staff)

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Salford, M5 4WT, Salford, UK

    K. R. Wallbanks, D. H. Molyneux & D. R. Lavin

  3. Medical Research Council, London

    R. Killick-Kendrick (External Scientific Staff)

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Killick-Kendrick, R., Wallbanks, K.R., Molyneux, D.H. et al. The ultrastructure of Leishmania major in the foregut and proboscis of Phlebotomus papatasi . Parasitol Res 74, 586–590 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00531639

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