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A tropomyosin gene is differentially expressed in the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus

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The experiments comply with the current laws of Uruguay. This work was supported by PEDECIBA (Uruguay). We are grateful with C. Fernández and H. Bruzzoni for their collaboration in the different steps of this work.

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    Adriana Esteves, Mario Señorale & Ricardo Ehrlich

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Esteves, A., Señorale, M. & Ehrlich, R. A tropomyosin gene is differentially expressed in the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus . Parasitol Res 89, 501–502 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-002-0791-4

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