Experimental ovine fasciolosis: Antipyrine clearance as indicator of liver damage

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 93-100

  Ferre, Ignacio ^a,b   López, Pilar ^a   Rojo Vázquez, Francisco Antonio ^a   González Gallego, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antipyrine clearance; Fasciola hepatica; Pathology Trematoda; Sheep Trematoda

Indexed keywords

INDICATOR; PHENAZONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLEARANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; LIVER INJURY; NONHUMAN; SHEEP;

EID: 0342902617     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(95)00857-8     Document Type: Article

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