Viability of the encysted metacercariae of Echinostoma caproni judged by light microscopy versus chemical excystation

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 947-

  Fried, Bernard ^a   Peoples, Robert C ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYST; FLATWORM; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; VIABILITY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL EXCYSTATION; ECHINOSTOMA; ECHINOSTOMA CAPRONI; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METACERCARIA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CULTURE MEDIA; ECHINOSTOMA; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; METACERCARIAE; TRYPSIN;

ECHINOSTOMA CAPRONI;

EID: 34848885134     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1141R.1     Document Type: Article

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