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Application of formalin-fixedSchistosoma japonicum eggs to the circumoval precipitin test

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  1. Department of Parasitology, Akita University School of Medicine, 010, Akita, Japan

    Haruo Kamiya

  2. Schistosomiasis Research and Control Center, Palo, 7118, Leyte, Republic of the Philippines

    Bayani L. Blas

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Kamiya, H., Blas, B.L. Application of formalin-fixedSchistosoma japonicum eggs to the circumoval precipitin test. Z. Parasitenkd. 70, 823–826 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00927135

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