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William C. Campbell
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Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research, Rahway, USA
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Robert S. Rew
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Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories, Rahway, USA
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Table of contents (32 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xxviii
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Protozoa
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- John C. Chabala, Max W. Miller
Pages 25-85
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- Timothy G. Geary, James B. Jensen
Pages 87-114
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- Patrick B. McGreevy, Philip D. Marsden
Pages 115-127
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- Joseph A. Kovacs, Henry Masur
Pages 139-158
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- Kenneth L. Kuttler, Julius P. Kreier
Pages 171-191
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- Douglas L. Looker, J. Joseph Marr, Ronald L. Stotish
Pages 193-207
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- Timothy G. Geary, S. Allen Edgar, James B. Jensen
Pages 209-236
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Nematodes
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Front Matter
Pages 237-237
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- Susan Marriner, James Armour
Pages 287-305
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- Lyndia Slayton Blair, Thomas R. Klei
Pages 307-319
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- Robert S. Rew, Raymond H. Fetterer
Pages 321-337
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Editors and Affiliations
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Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research, Rahway, USA
William C. Campbell
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Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories, Rahway, USA
Robert S. Rew