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A comparative study on eosinophil and neutrophil chemotactic activities of various helminth parasites

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  1. Department of Medical Zoology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Sakamoto-machi, 852, Nagasaki, Japan

    Y. Horii, K. Fujita & H. Nakanishi

  2. Department of Parasitology, Miyazaki Medical College, Kiyotake, 889-16, Miyazaki, Japan

    M. Owhashi

  3. Department of Parasitology, Okayama University Medical School, Shikata-cho, 700, Okayama, Japan

    A. Ishii

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Horii, Y., Owhashi, M., Fujita, K. et al. A comparative study on eosinophil and neutrophil chemotactic activities of various helminth parasites. Parasitol Res 75, 76–78 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00931196

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