Opisthorchis viverrini: The effects of colchicine and cytochalasin B on the adult tegument

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 312-318

  Sobhon, Prasert ^a   Apinhasmit, Wandee ^b  

^a Mahidol University ^*  (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; CYTOCHALASIN B;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOSKELETON; DRUG EFFECT; OPISTHORCHIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; COLCHICINE; CYTOCHALASIN B; CYTOSKELETON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OPISTHORCHIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030154651     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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