Characterization of tissue distribution and histopathological lesions in Neospora caninum experimentally infected gerbils

Parasitology Research

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1261-1268

  Kang, Seung Won ^a   Park, Sung Soo ^b   Choe, Se Eun ^a   Jean, Young Hwa ^a   Jung, Suk Chan ^a   Kim, Keun ^c   Van Quyen, Dong ^a  

^a Animal Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency   (South Korea)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^c Suwon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; GERBIL; HEPATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY; LIVER; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEOSPOROSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; TACHYZOITE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; COCCIDIOSIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GERBILLINAE; NEOSPORA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS;

GERBILLINAE; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 67349144456     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1322-8     Document Type: Article

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