First Paleoparasitological Study of an Embalming Rejects Jar Found in Saqqara, Egypt

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 98, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 119-121

  Harter, Stéphanie ^a   Le Bailly, Matthieu ^a   Janot, Francis ^a,b   Bouchet, Françoise ^a  

^a UFR de Pharmacie   (France)

^b Ancien Membre Sci de l'IFAO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ancient helminths; Egypt; Embalming; Mummies; Paleoparasitology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; EGG; EGYPT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PALEONTOLOGY; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; TAENIA SAGINATA; ANIMAL; ASCARIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; TAENIA;

ASCARIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; TAENIA; TAENIA SAGINATA; VERMES;

ANIMALS; ASCARIS; EGYPT; EMBALMING; HUMANS; MUMMIES; PALEOPATHOLOGY; TAENIA;

EID: 0041969858     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762003000900017     Document Type: Article

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