Effect of malathion on the worm burden of the mice experimentally infected with an oxyuridae nematode, Syphacia obvelata

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 349-351

  Kaskhedikar, P ^a   Kaskhedikar, T A ^a   Johri, G N ^b  

^a Holkar Science College   (India)

^b VIKRAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

immune response; malathion; S. obvelata

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; MALATHION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MOUSE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0029784278     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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