Distribution of tissue cysts in organs of rats fed Toxoplasma gondii oocysts

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 755-757

  Dubey, J P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; FEMALE; KIDNEY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; KIDNEY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; VISCERA;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0030829319     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284258     Document Type: Article

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