Evidence of vector-borne disease of early cretaceous reptiles

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 281-284

  Poinar Jr , George ^a   Poinar, Roberta ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Amber Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient diseases; Burmese amber; Cretaceous diseases

Indexed keywords

AMBER;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DINOSAUR; DISEASE CARRIER; ERYTHROCYTE; FOSSIL; HEMOLYSIS; HISTORY; LEISHMANIA; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; PALAEOMYIA BURMITIS; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; PSYCHODIDAE; REPTILE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

DINOSAURIA; PALAEOMYIA BURMITIS; PHLEBOTOMINAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 12344309241     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2004.4.281     Document Type: Article

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