Characterization of the clinical and anatomical pathological changes associated with Hepatozoon mocassini infections in unnatural reptilian hosts

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 141-146

  Wozniak, Edward J ^a,c   Kazacos, Kevin R ^a   Telford Jr , Sam R ^b   Mclaughlin, Gerald L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemogregarines; Hepatozoon mocassini; Pathology; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATOZOON; INFLAMMATION; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; REPTILE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AGKISTRODON; AGKISTRODON PISCIVORUS LEUCOSTOMA; ANIMALIA; EUMECES OBSOLETUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEPATOZOON; LEUCOSTOMA; REPTILIA; SCELOPORUS POINSETTII; SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0030069565     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(95)00110-7     Document Type: Article

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