Schistosoma haematobium: Comparative studies on prevalence and cercarial shedding according to the shell diameter of Planorbarius metidjensis at miracidial exposure

Parasitology Research

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 303-305

  Zekhnini, A ^a   Yacoubi, B ^a   Moukrim, A ^a   Rondelaud, D ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CERCARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MIRACIDIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SNAIL;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SNAILS;

EID: 0030890889     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050252     Document Type: Article

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