Ultrastructural observations on tegumental surface of Raillietina echinobothrida and its alterations caused by root-peel extract of Millettia pachycarpa

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 810-815

  Roy, Bishnupada ^a   Dasgupta, Shyamashree ^a   Tandon, Veena ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cestode parasite; Control; Natural product; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY;

AQUEOUS EXTRACTS; CESTODE PARASITE; IN-VITRO; LEGUMINOSAE; MITOCHONDRIAS; NATURAL PRODUCTS; NORTH- EAST INDIA; PARASITE-; PHOSPHATE-BUFFERED SALINES; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACETONE;

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; METHANOL; MILLETTIA PACHYCARPA EXTRACT; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL VACUOLE; CESTODE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOPLASM; DOMESTIC FOWL; IN VITRO STUDY; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAILLIETINA ECHINOBOTHRIDA; SCAR FORMATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WORM;

CESTODA; FABACEAE; MILLETTIA; RAILLIETINA ECHINOBOTHRIDA;

EID: 55849089910     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20623     Document Type: Article

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