Haematological and biochemical study on albino rats infected with 70 ± 10 Cercariae Schistosoma Mansoni

Advances in Environmental Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 220-223

  Al Hroob, Amir ^a  

^a AL HUSSEIN BIN TALAL UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Schistosoma mansoni pathogenesis Biomphalaria alexandrina

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA ALEXANDRINA; CERCARIA (TREMATODE GENUS); RATTUS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 78049314153     PISSN: 19950756     EISSN: 19981066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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