Experimental infection of inbred mouse strains with Spironucleus muris

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 305-310

  Baker, D G ^a   Malineni, S ^a   Taylor, H W ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Major histocompatibility complex; Mouse; Spironucleus muris

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; AZO COMPOUNDS; COLORING AGENTS; DIPLOMONADIDA; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EOSINE YELLOWISH-(YS); FECES; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPES; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MASTIGOPHORA INFECTIONS; METHYL GREEN; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICE, NUDE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PILOT PROJECTS; RODENT DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; PROTOZOA; SPIRONUCLEUS MURIS;

EID: 0032580936     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(98)00112-5     Document Type: Article

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