Portrait of human tapeworms

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 914-916

  Flisser, Ana ^b   Viniegra, Ana Elena ^c   Aguilar Vega, Laura ^a   Garza Rodriguez, Adriana ^b   Maravilla, Pablo ^b   Avila, Guillermina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DR MANUEL GEA GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE;

ASIA; CESTODE; COW; MEXICO; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; REVIEW; SWINE; TAENIA SAGINATA; TAENIA SOLIUM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATTLE; HEART; HUMANS; LIVER; SWINE; TAENIA SAGINATA; TAENIA SOLIUM; TAENIASIS;

CESTODA; PROTOZOA; SUS SCROFA; TAENIA; TAENIA SAGINATA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 4344599030     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3354CC     Document Type: Review

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