Different effects of chorionic gonadotropin on Taenia crassiceps and Taenia solium cysticerci cultured in vitro

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1518-1520

  Diaz Orea M A ^a   De Aluja, A S ^b   Erosa, M De L ^a   Gomez Conde, E ^a   Castellanos Sanchez V O ^a   Willms, K ^c   Sciutto, E ^b   Fragoso, G ^b  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

HORMONE; PARASITE; REPRODUCTION;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCUS; CYSTICERCUS (CESTODE LARVA); IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; TAENIA CRASSICEPS; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYSTICERCUS; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; REPRODUCTION; SWINE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

MURINAE; TAENIA CRASSICEPS; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 38849085935     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1196.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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