Characterization of Leishmania parasites isolated from provinces of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 338-344

  Motazedian, H ^a   Noamanpoor, B ^a   Ardehali, S ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOG; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IRAN; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; THROAT DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; IRAN; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; LEISHMANIASIS; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 4444231752     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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