Current problems of amebiasis in Japan and recent advances in amebiasis research

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 229-237

  Nozaki, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

AMEBIASIS VACCINE; CHLOROQUINE; DEHYDROEMETINE; DIIODOHYDROXYQUIN; DILOXANIDE FUROATE; EMETINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PAROMOMYCIN; TINIDAZOLE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMEBIASIS; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; JAPAN; METABOLISM; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION; PROKARYOTE; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTOZOON; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBIASIS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PROTOZOAN VACCINES;

EID: 0034459854     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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