Ultrastructural characteristics of Babesia caballi in equine erythrocytes in vitro

Parasitology Research

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 794-799

  Kawai, Satoru ^a   Igarashi, Ikuo ^b   Abgaandorjiin, Avarzed ^b   Miyazawa, Kiyoshi ^b   Ikadai, Hiromi ^b   Nagasawa, Hideyuki ^b   Fujisaki, Kozo ^b   Mikami, Takeshi ^b   Suzuki, Naoyoshi ^b   Matsuda, Hajime ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOZOIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HORSE; IN VITRO STUDY; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA CABALLI; BOVINAE; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; PROTOZOA; PSEUDOPODA;

EID: 0032824624     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050635     Document Type: Article

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