Crustacean-acanthocephalan interaction and host cell-mediated immunity: Parasite encapsulation and melanization

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-59

  Dezfuli, Bahram Sayyaf ^a   Simoni, Edi ^a   Duclos, Laura ^b   Rossetti, Emanuele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b Nature's Variety Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Echinogammarus stammeri; Host immunity; Parasite melanization; Pomphorhynchus laevis

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCEPHALA (WORMS); ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ACANTHOCEPHALUS CLAVULA; CRUSTACEA; DUJARDIN; ECHINOGAMMARUS STAMMERI; ECHINORHYNCHUS TRUTTAE; POMPHORHYNCHUS LAEVIS;

EID: 41549147713     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2008.007     Document Type: Article

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