Initial stage of development and migratory behavior of Toxocara canis larvae in BALB/c mouse experimental model

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 444-450

  Camparoto, M L ^a   Fulan, B ^a   Colli, C M ^b   Paludo, M L ^b   Falavigna Guilherme, A L ^b   Fernandez, M A ^a  

^a Depto de Biologia Celular e Genética   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

BALB c mice; Infection; Larval recovery; Toxocara canis; Visceral larva migrans

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE MIGRATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS; VISCERAL LARVA MIGRANS SYNDROME;

MUS; TOXOCARA CANIS;

EID: 47949108388     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol7-2gmr443     Document Type: Article

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