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Identification of truncated forms of lipophosphoglycan in mutant cloned lines ofLeishmania major that are deficient in mature lipophosphoglycan

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  1. Centre for Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

    Martin J. Elhay

  2. Department of Biochemistry, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK

    Malcolm J. McConville

  3. The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, 3050, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

    Joan M. Curtis & Emanuela Handman

  4. Plant Cell Biology Research Centre, School of Botany, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

    Antony Bacic

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Elhay, M.J., McConville, M.J., Curtis, J.M. et al. Identification of truncated forms of lipophosphoglycan in mutant cloned lines ofLeishmania major that are deficient in mature lipophosphoglycan. Parasitol Res 79, 435–438 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00931836

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