Scanning electron microscopy of Dermatobia hominis reveals cutaneous anchoring features

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 716-718

  Möhrenschlager, Matthias ^a   Mempel, Martin ^a   Weichenmeier, Ingrid ^b   Engst, Reinhard ^a   Ring, Johannnes ^a,b   Behrendt, Heidrun ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; DERMATOBIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; MYIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; MYIASIS;

EID: 34548525157     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.05.019     Document Type: Article

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