Ocular larva migrans and histopathological lesions in mice experimentally infected with Baylisascaris transfuga embryonated eggs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 61, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 315-320

  Papini, R ^a   Renzoni, G ^a   Lo Piccolo, S ^b   Casarosa, L ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Patologia Animale   (Italy)

^b Clinica Pediatrica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Baylisascaris transfuga; Larva migrans; Mouse; Pathology Nematoda

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE; HELMINTHIASIS; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LARVA MIGRANS; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; MOUTH INFECTION; NEMATODE;

ANIMALIA; BAYLISASCARIS TRANSFUGA; NEMATODA; PROTEUS ANGUINUS;

EID: 0030047267     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(95)00825-X     Document Type: Article

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