Effects of the intestinal flagellate, Cochlosoma anatis, on intestinal mucosal morphology and disaccharidase activity in muscovy ducklings

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 533-542

  Bollinger, Trent K ^a,b   Barker, Ian K ^a   Fernando, M Agnes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cochlosoma anatis; disaccharidase; flagellate; Intestine; morphometry; mucosa; Muscovy ducks; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; DUCK; ENZYME RELEASE; FLAGELLATE; INTESTINE CRYPT; INTESTINE PARASITE; INTESTINE VILLUS; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN;

COCHLOSOMA ANATIS;

EID: 0030152859     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(96)89381-7     Document Type: Article

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