In vitro culture of Taenia crassiceps larval cells and cyst regeneration after injection into mice

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-193

  Toledo, A ^a   Cruz, C ^a   Fragoso, G ^a   Laclette, J P ^a   Merchant, M T ^a   Hernandez M ^a   Sciutto, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOMÉDICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CESTODE; CYSTICERCUS; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; LARVA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REGENERATION; REPRODUCTION; TAENIASIS;

ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCUS; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL;

EID: 0030987987     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284437     Document Type: Article

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