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A simplified medium for the in vitro culture of mother sporocysts of the schistosomeTrichobilharzia ocellata

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  1. Faculty of Biology, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    H. D. F. H. Schallig, A. Schut & M. de Jong-Brink

  2. Faculty of Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    W. P. W. van der Knaap

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Schallig, H.D.F.H., Schut, A., van der Knaap, W.P.W. et al. A simplified medium for the in vitro culture of mother sporocysts of the schistosomeTrichobilharzia ocellata . Parasitol Res 76, 278–279 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00930825

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