Development and ultrastructure of Besnoitia oryctofelisi tachyzoites, tissue cysts, bradyzoites, schizonts and merozoites

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 807-819

  Dubey, J P ^a   Lindsay, D S ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Besnoitia oryctofelisi; Bradyzoite; Development; Merozoite; Schizont; Tachyzoite; Tissue cyst; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AMYLOPECTIN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

PARASITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BESNOITIA ORYCTOFELISI; CAT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL VACUOLE; COCCIDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENCAPSULATION; GERBIL; HOST CELL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LAMINA PROPRIA; LIFE CYCLE; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; SCHIZONT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BESNOITIA; BESNOITIA ORYCTOFELISI; FELIS CATUS; GERBILLINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0037967597     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(03)00087-0     Document Type: Article

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