Diffuse retinochoroiditis due to Baylisascaris procyonis in Monglian Gerbils

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 174-175

  Akao, N ^a   Hiyashi, E ^a   Sato, H ^b   Fujita, K ^a   Furuoka, H ^c  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; CHORIORETINITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; GERBIL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PATHOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; ASCARIDIDA INFECTIONS; ASCARIDOIDEA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; FEMALE; FUNDUS OCULI; GERBILLINAE; MALE; RETINA; RETINITIS;

ANIMALIA; BAYLISASCARIS; BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; GERBILLINAE; MERIONES; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS; NEMATODA; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 0037330677     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2003)089[0174:DRDTBP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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