Morphological analysis of the cellular interactions between the eugregarine Gregarina garnhami (Apicomplexa) and the epithelium of its host, the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 197-207

  Valigurová, Andrea ^a   Koudela, Břetislav ^b,c  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Detachment of trophozoite; Epimerite; Epimeritic scar; Epimeritic septum; Gregarina acridiorum; Gregarina garnhami

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; CECUM; CYTOLOGY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EPITHELIUM; GRASSHOPPER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TROPHOZOITE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; CECUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EPITHELIUM; GRASSHOPPERS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; TROPHOZOITES;

APICOMPLEXA; GREGARINA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA;

EID: 46649102257     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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