Scanning electron microscopic study of microfilaria and the third stage larva of Wuchereria bancrofti

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 820-825

  Ratanatham, Supaporn ^a   Sirivanichkul, Ounruan ^b   Upatham, E Suchart ^a   Sobhon, Prasert ^a   Viyanant, Vithoon ^a   Ketavan, Chitapa ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^c KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FILARIASIS; LARVA; MICROFILARIA; PATHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ANIMALS; FILARIASIS; LARVA; MICROFILARIA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0031310953     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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