Intergeneric reproductive stimulation and parthenogenesis in Schistosoma mansoni

Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1984, Pages 369-376

  Basch, P F ^a   Basoh, Natalicia ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; EGG PRODUCTION; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARTHENOGENESIS; SCHISTOSOMA DOUTHITTI; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREMATODE;

ANIMAL; CHROMOSOMES; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; HAPLOIDY; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PARTHENOGENESIS; REPRODUCTION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMATIDAE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0021189530     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182000001372     Document Type: Article

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