Echinococcus granulosus: First report of microcysts formation from protoscoleces of cattle origin using the in vitro vesicular culture technique

Parasite

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 415-418

  Elissondo, M C ^a,b   Dopchiz, M C ^a,b   Brasesco, M ^a   Denegri, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cystic echinococcosis; Echinococcus granulosus; In vitro culture; Protoscoleces

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS;

EID: 10644283813     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2004114415     Document Type: Article

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