Immunohistochemical characterization of a polyclonal antibody against Sphaerospora dicentrarchi (Myxosporea: Bivalvulida), a parasite from sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) (Teleostei: Serranidae)

Parasitology Research

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 733-740

  Munoz P ^a   Sitja Bobadilla A ^a   Alvarez Pellitero, P ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; MYXOSPOREA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALVE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BASS; FISH DISEASES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PROTOZOA; RABBITS; SPORES;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVULIDA; DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX; MYXOSPOREA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; POLYSPOROPLASMA; POLYSPOROPLASMA SPARIS; SERRANIDAE; SPHAEROSPORA DICENTRARCHI; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0031684879     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050478     Document Type: Article

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