Haematoloechus sp. infection in wild-caught northern leopard frogs (Rana pipiens)

Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 14-16

  Hsu, Charlie C ^a   Carter, D Bart ^a   Williams, Donna A ^a   Besch Williford, Cynthia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPLETION; FAT BODY; FROG; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG BIOPSY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARAGONIMIASIS; PARAGONIMUS; REVIEW; TISSUE SECTION; TREMATODE;

ANIMALS; LUNG DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; RANA PIPIENS; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

ANURA; HAEMATOLOECHUS; HAEMATOLOECHUS SP.; PANTHERA PARDUS; PARAGONIMUS; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; RANA PIPIENS; TREMATODA;

EID: 10844277275     PISSN: 10600558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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