A light microscopy study of the migration of Naegleria fowleri from the nasal submucosa to the central nervous system during the early stage of primary amebic meningoencephalitis in mice

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 50-55

  Jarolim, Kirby L ^a   McCosh, Jeffrey K ^a   Howard, Marsha J ^a   John, David T ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA;

ANIMALIA; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034003294     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0050:almsot]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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