Amebicidal activity of wild animal serum

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 757-759

  John, David T ^a   Smith, Beverly L ^a,b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMEBIASIS; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIRD; BULLFROG; FISH; MAMMAL; NAEGLERIA; NONHUMAN; RACCOON; RAT; REPTILE; SERUM;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANURA; BIRDS; ICTALURIDAE; IMMUNE SERA; MICE; NAEGLERIA; OPOSSUMS; RABBITS; RACCOONS; RODENTIA; SERIAL PASSAGE; SNAKES; TURTLES; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; AVES; MAMMALIA; NAEGLERIA; ONDATRA; PASSERIDAE; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; RANA CATESBEIANA; REPTILIA; SCIURIDAE; TERRAPENE; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030829320     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284259     Document Type: Article

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