Folate metabolism in human malaria parasites--75 years on.

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• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Molecular and biochemical parasitology (Print)

• Publication date

  2013-03-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2013.02.008PMID 23500968
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