Cytopathic effect of Blastocystis hominis after intramuscular inoculation into laboratory mice

Parasitology Research

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 450-454

  Moe, K T ^a   Singh, M ^a   Gopalakrishnakone, P ^a   Ho, L C ^a   Tan, S W ^a   Chen, X Q ^a   Yap, E H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOATTRACTANT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; LEG MUSCLE; MOUSE; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; CELL NUCLEUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECROSIS; NEUTROPHILS; VACUOLES;

ANIMALIA; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS;

EID: 0031805849     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050428     Document Type: Article

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