Assessment of Sarcocystis neurona sporocyst viability and differentiation between viable and nonviable sporocysts using propidium iodide stain

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 872-875

  Elsheikha, Hany M ^a   Mansfield, Linda S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

PARASITE;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYST; DEATH; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; SPOROCYST; SPOROZOITE; STAIN; SURVIVAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BRAIN; COLORING AGENTS; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTESTINE, SMALL; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; OOCYSTS; OPOSSUMS; PROPIDIUM; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS; STAINING AND LABELING;

ANIMALIA; DIDELPHIDAE; EQUIDAE; PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA;

EID: 4344645447     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-262R     Document Type: Article

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