Detection of Toxocara canis larvae by PCR in the liver of experimentally infected Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus)

Helminthologia

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 147-149

  Borecka, A ^a   Gawor, J ^a   Niedworok, M ^b   Sordyl, B ^b  

^a W STEFA SKI INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Poland)

^b POLISH MOTHER S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Mongolian gerbils; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Toxocara canis; Toxocariasis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; GERBILLINAE; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS; TOXOCARA CANIS;

EID: 55649111772     PISSN: 04406605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11687-008-0029-9     Document Type: Article

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