Electron microscopic study of in vitro cultures of Hammondia heydorni (Berlin 1996) tachyzoites after passages through dogs, mice, rats, guinea pigs and jirds

Parasitology Research

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 512-520

  Mehlhorn, H ^a   Heydorn, A O ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GOAT; GUINEA PIG; HAMMONDIA HEYDORNI; IN VITRO STUDY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; DOGS; GERBILLINAE; GUINEA PIGS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; ISOSPORA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; RATS; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; HAMMONDIA; HAMMONDIA HEYDORNI; MERIONES; NEOSPORA CANINUM; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0041831305     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-003-0889-3     Document Type: Article

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