Using morphometry of the larval rostellar hooks to distinguish Iranian strains of Echinococcus granulosus

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 211-220

  Ahmadi, N A ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMEL; CATTLE; CESTODE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GOAT; HUMAN; IRAN; LARVA; MORPHOMETRICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SHEEP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CAMELS; CATTLE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; GOATS; HUMANS; LARVA; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CAMELIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; IRANIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 2342547120     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/000349804225003217     Document Type: Article

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