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. 1994 Aug;62(8):3045–3050. doi: 10.1128/iai.62.8.3045-3050.1994

Adherence and cytotoxicity of Entamoeba histolytica or how lectins let parasites stick around.

J J McCoy 1, B J Mann 1, W A Petri Jr 1
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