Morphological changes in the jejunum of calves naturally infected with Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp.

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 69, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 177-186

  Ruest, N ^a   Couture, Y ^a   Faubert, G M ^b   Girard, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cattle Calf; Cryptosporidium spp.; Giardia spp.; Pathogenesis; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; GIARDIASIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTESTINE CRYPT; INTESTINE LYMPHATIC TISSUE; INTESTINE VILLUS; JEJUNUM; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; JEJUNUM;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0030874245     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(96)01121-1     Document Type: Article

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