Electron microscopic observations of the stichosome during the normal development of Trichinella spiralis from muscle larvae to adult worms in BALB/c mice

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 439-442

  Xu, Dong ^a   Nagano, Isao ^a   Takahashi, Yuzo ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Stichosome; Trichinella spiralis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS;

CYTOLOGY; GRANULATION;

BALB/C MICE; CELL PHYSIOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; HOST CELLS; SECRETORY PRODUCTS; STICHOSOME; SYNTHESISED; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; ULTRASTRUCTURAL CHANGES; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

MUSCLE;

EID: 0030664138     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jmicro.a023540     Document Type: Article

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