Morphological observations of Echinochasmus japonicus cercariae and the in vitro maintenance of its life cycle from cercariae to adults

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 236-241

  Choi, Min Ho ^a   Kim, Sae Hoon ^a   Chung, Jong Hoon ^a   Jang, Hye Jin ^a   Eom, Joon Ho ^a   Chung, Byung Suk ^a   Sohn, Woon Mok ^a,b   Chai, Jong Yil ^a   Hong, Sung Tae ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MORPHOLOGY; PARASITE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SNAIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CERCARIA; CHICK; DUCK; ECHINOCHASMUS JAPONICUS; FISH; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTEGUMENT; INTESTINE; LIFE CYCLE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARAFOSSARULUS MANCHOURICUS; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PSEUDORASBORA PARVA; RAT; RODENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SENSORY SYSTEM; SNAIL; TREMATODIASIS;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CYPRINIDAE; DUCKS; FISH DISEASES; FRESH WATER; GILLS; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SNAILS; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

ANAS; ANIMALIA; ECHINOCHASMUS; GASTROPODA; PISCES; PSEUDORASBORA PARVA; RODENTIA; TREMATODA;

EID: 33646478338     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-354R1.1     Document Type: Article

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