Morphology and three-dimensional reconstruction of the digestive system of Dermatophagoides farinae

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 219-226

  Zhang, Ying Ying ^a,b   Sun, Xin ^b   Liu, Zhi Gang ^a  

^a SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BENGBU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Alimentary canal; Dermatophagoides farinae; Digestive system; Morphology; Three dimensional model; Visualization

Indexed keywords

ANUS; ARTICLE; CECUM; COLON; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGUS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MICROSCOPY; MIDGUT; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; SALIVARY GLAND;

ANIMALS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 45149101219     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000115890     Document Type: Article

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