Use of an in vitro infectivity assay in comparison with histological techniques in the study of Theileria parva sporozoite maturation

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 83-97

  Kimbita, E N ^a   Silayo, R S ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

In vitro assay; Infectivity; Rhipicephalus appendiculatus; Sporozoite maturation; Theileria parva

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RABBIT; SALIVARY GLAND; SPOROZOITE; THEILERIA PARVA; TICK;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; RABBITS; SALIVARY GLANDS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; THEILERIA PARVA; THEILERIASIS; TICKS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS; THEILERIA PARVA;

EID: 0030797003     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(96)01106-5     Document Type: Article

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