Dirofilaria immitis: Worm burden and pulmonary artery proliferation in dogs from Michigan (United States)

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 124, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 125-129

  Kaiser, Lana ^a   Williams, Jeffrey F ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine heartworm; Dirofilaria immitis; Pulmonary artery intimal proliferations; Worm burden

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; FEMALE; HEART; MALE; NONHUMAN; PULMONARY ARTERY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; WORM INFECTION;

ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HEART; MALE; MICHIGAN; MYOCARDIUM; PULMONARY ARTERY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 4444246786     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.06.015     Document Type: Article

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