Assessment of the viability of Schistosoma mansoni schistosomula by comparative uptake of various vital dyes

Parasitology Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-169

  Gold, D ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMULUM; STAINING; VIABILITY;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; COLORING AGENTS; CONGO RED; EOSINE YELLOWISH-(YS); HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; METHYLENE BLUE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0031056319     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050227     Document Type: Article

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