Ultrastructure and cytochemistry study of Eimeria sparis (Protozoa: Apicomplexa) stages from the intestine of gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata L. (Pisces: Teleostei)

Parasitology Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 126-136

  Alvarez Pellitero, P ^a   Palenzuela, O ^a   Sitja Bobadilla A ^a  

^a CSIC Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal IATS   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; EIMERIA; FISH; INTESTINE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; COCCIDIOSIS; EIMERIA; FISH DISEASES; INTESTINES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PERCIFORMES; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0031043991     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050222     Document Type: Article

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