Sarcocystis and its complications in camels (Camelus dromedarius) of Eastern Provinces of Iran

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 229-234

  Valinezhad, Akbar ^a   Oryan, Ahmad ^b   Ahmadi, Nasrollah ^b  

^a RAZI VACCINE AND SERUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Camel; Iran; Pathology; Prevalence; Sarcocystis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAMEL; CELL INFILTRATION; DIAPHRAGM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPEREMIA; INFECTION RATE; IRAN; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS; SEX RATIO; SPOROCYST; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE INJURY; TONGUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; SARCOCYSTIS;

ANIMALS; CAMELS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HEART; IRAN; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREVALENCE; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS;

EID: 63149176723     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2008.46.4.229     Document Type: Article

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