Infectivity of Hymenolepis diminuta for the jird, Meriones unguiculatus, and utility of this model for anthelmintic studies

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 492-495

  Johnson, S S ^a   Conder, G A ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CESTODE; HELMINTH; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GERBILLINAE; HYMENOLEPIASIS; HYMENOLEPIS;

ANIMALIA; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS; RODENTIA; TAENIA CRASSICEPS; VERMES;

ANTHELMINTIC; HYDROCORTISONE; JIRD; TAPEWORM;

EID: 0029660085     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284092     Document Type: Article

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