Neuropathological observation of rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) affected with raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) larva migrans in Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 695-699

  Furuoka, Hidefumi ^a   Sato, Hiroshi ^b   Kubo, Midori ^a   Owaki, Shigeo ^a   Kobayashi, Yoshiyasu ^a   Matsui, Takane ^a   Kamiya, Haruo ^b  

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

^b HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Baylisascaris procyonis; Larva migran; Neuropathology; Rabbit; Raccoon

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ATAXIA; BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; NEMATODA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PROCYON LOTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; FEMALE; JAPAN; LARVA MIGRANS; MALE; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; RACCOON;

ANIMALS; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; JAPAN; LARVA MIGRANS; MALE; NEMATODA; RABBITS; RACCOONS;

EID: 0141834872     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.65.695     Document Type: Article

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