Morphological study of anomalous "laminated" brood capsules in cystic echinococcosis in humans and sheep

Acta Tropica

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-221

  Conchedda, Margherita ^a   Gabriele, Flavio ^a   Bortoletti, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brood capsules; Cyst degeneration; Cystic echinococcosis; Laminated brood capsules; Laminated layer; PSC LL switch

Indexed keywords

CYST; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PARASITE; SHEEP; TYPOLOGY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CYSTIC ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SCOLEX; SHEEP; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; GERM LAYERS; HUMANS; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 39249085265     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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