Comparison between patterns of pinworm infection (Aspiculuris tetraptero) in wild and laboratory strains of mice, Mus musculus

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 645-651

  Derothe, J M ^a   Loubes C ^a   Orth, A ^a   Renaud, F ^a   Moulia, C ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Experimental infection; Host parasite relationships; Laboratory mice; Level of resistance; Pinworms; Wild mice

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE PARASITE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; ANIMALS, WILD; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MALE; MICE; OXYURIASIS; OXYUROIDEA; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; ASPICULURIS; ASPICULURIS TETRAPTERA; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUSCULUS;

EID: 0030856564     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(96)00196-8     Document Type: Article

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