Effects of various physical and chemical factors on excystation of the encysted metacercariae of Echinostoma caproni

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1388-1391

  Fried, Bernard ^a   Peoples, Robert C ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE SALT; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE; TRYPSIN; VINEGAR;

CHEMICAL PROPERTY; FLATWORM; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; POTASSIUM; SNAIL;

CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECHINOSTOMA CAPRONI; INTRACELLULAR KILLING; METACERCARIA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; SNAIL;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; CULTURE MEDIA; ECHINOSTOMA; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE; TEMPERATURE;

ECHINOSTOMA CAPRONI; ECHINOSTOMATIDAE; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 38849177546     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1294.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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