Contractile activity of cultured adult Dirofilaria immitis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 119, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 197-207

  Bowen, John M ^a   Vitayavirasuk, Banjong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Contractile activity; Dirofilaria immitis; Heartworms; In vitro culture; Motility

Indexed keywords

ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLUCOSE; ION; OXYGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VITAMIN;

AMBIENT AIR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FEMALE; HORSE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SERUM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TENSION;

CICONIIFORMES; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 1642513643     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2003.11.006     Document Type: Article

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