Echinococcus granulosus protoscolex formation in natural infections

Biological Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 365-371

  Galindo, Mario ^a   Gonzalez, M Julieta ^a   Galanti, Norbel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Echinococcus granulosus; Hydatid cyst; Protoscolex formation

Indexed keywords

BUDDING; CELL ADHESION; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HYDATID CYST; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PLATYHELMINTH; REVIEW; SCOLEX; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ECHINOCOCCUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PARASITOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CATOSTOMIDAE; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; PLATYHELMINTHES;

ANIMALS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 0036438841     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-97602002000300011     Document Type: Review

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