Free amino acid concentration in hydatid cyst fluids from fertile and infertile human and animal Echinococcus granulosus

Parasite

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 343-348

  Çelik, Cemil ^a   Amanvermez, R ^a   Ozkan K ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Echinococcus granulosus; Free amino acids; Hydatid cyst; Hydatid fluid

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS ARIES;

AMINO ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; FERTILITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; FERTILITY; HUMANS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035749023     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2001084343     Document Type: Article

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