Effect of refrigeration and freezing on survival of Toxoplasma gondii tissue cysts

Acta Veterinaria

Volumn 50, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 375-380

  Olgica, Djurković Djaković ^a   Milenkovic V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Freezing; Mice; Refrigeration; Tissue cysts; Toxoplasma gondii; Viability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347616743     PISSN: 05678315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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