Short report: Ancylostoma ceylanicum: Exsheathment is not required for successful cryopreservation of third stage hookworm larvae

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 44-45

  Duarte, John ^a   Harrison, Lisa M ^a   Cappello, Michael ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUID NITROGEN;

ANCYLOSTOMA CEYLANICUM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CUTICLE; EXSHEATHMENT; HAMSTER; LARVAL STAGE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; THAWING; ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMIASIS; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; LARVA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMA CEYLANICUM; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; NEMATODA;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMIASIS; ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; LARVA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0037270929     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2003.68.1.0680044     Document Type: Article

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