Schistosoma haematobium: Cytochemistry of the Mehlis' gland and of the ootype wall

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 280-287

  Moczoń, Tadeusz ^a   Świderski, Zdzisław ^a,b  

^a W STEFA SKI INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cytochemistry; Glycoproteins; Mehlis' gland; Ootype; Schistosoma haematobium; Secretion; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 0036936729     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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