Enhanced recovery of fourth stage larvae of Wuchereria bancrofti from mongolian gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus and their in vitro maintenance

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 109, Issue JAN., 1999, Pages 28-32

  Paily, K P ^a   Mary, K Athisaya ^a   Hoti, S L ^a   Balaraman, K ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Animal model; Fourth stage larvae; In vitro maintenance; Meriones unguiculatus; Recovery; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; GERBIL; IN VITRO STUDY; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL CAVITY; THORAX; WORM; WORM INFECTION; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GERBILLINAE; LARVA; MALE; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0032918047     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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