Albendazole treatment and liver fibrosis in mice infected with Mesocestoides vogae (syn. corti) tetrathyridia (Cestoda): A preliminary study

Helminthologia

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 197-205

  Hrckova G ^a   Velebny S ^a   Dezfuli, B S ^b  

^a PARASITOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Cestoda; Collagen; Fibrosis; M. vogae (syn. corti); Mice

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142518301     PISSN: 04406605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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