Effect of a high protein diet on worm recovery, growth and distribution of Echinostoma caproni in ICR mice

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 351-354

  Sudati, J E ^a   Rivas, F ^a   Fried, B ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOSTOMA; EGG; GROWTH; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INTESTINE PARASITE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DIET; STOMACH TUBE; WEIGHT; WORM INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOSTOMA CAPRONI; INVERTEBRATA; TREMATODA;

EID: 0031456151     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x00016187     Document Type: Article

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