Ultrastructural observations on Fasciolopsis buski and its alterations caused by shoot extract of Alpinia nigra

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 61-66

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

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alpinia nigra; Anthelmintic; Fasciolopsis buski; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

'CURRENT; ALCOHOLIC EXTRACT; ALPINIUM NIGRA; ANTHELMINTIC; EXPOSED TO; FASCIOLOPSI BUSKI; INNER LAYER; MITOCHONDRIAS; PARASITE-; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALPINIA NIGRA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPINIA; ALPINIA NIGRA; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL VACUOLE; FASCIOLOPSIS BUSKI; LYSOSOME; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SYNCYTIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TREMATODE; WORM TEGUMENT;

ALPINIA NIGRA; FASCIOLOPSIS BUSKI; TREMATODA;

EID: 59949100819     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20643     Document Type: Article

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