Infectivity of preserved Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts for immunosuppressed adult mice

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 141-145

  Yang, Shiguang ^a   Healey, Mark C ^a   Du, Chunwei ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C57BL 6N mice; Cryptosporidium parvum; Oocyst infectivity

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FEMALE; IMMUNOMODULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029881964     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0928-8244(95)00096-8     Document Type: Article

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