Morphological and morphometrical characterization of gametocytes of Hepatozoon procyonis Richards, 1961 (Protista, Apicomplexa) from a Brazilian wild procionid Nasua nasua and Procyon cancrivorus (Carnivora, Procyonidae)

Parasitology Research

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 347-350

  Soares Ferreira Rodrigues, André Flávio ^a   Daemon, Erik ^a   Massard, Carlos Luiz ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; BRAZIL; CENTRAL AMERICA; GAMETOCYTE; GIEMSA STAIN; HEPATOZOON PROCYONIS; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NASUA NASUA; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PANAMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCYON CANCRIVORUS; PROCYONIDAE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; BRAZIL; GERM CELLS; PROCYONIDAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

APICOMPLEXA; CARNIVORA; HEPATOZOON; NASUA; NASUA NASUA; PROCYON CANCRIVORUS; PROCYON LOTOR; PROCYONIDAE; PROTISTA;

EID: 33845439435     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0268-y     Document Type: Article

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