Histopathologic and ultrastructural studies on experimental caprine besnoitiosis

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1094-1100

  Oryan, A ^a   Namazi, F ^a   Silver, I A ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b School of Veterinary Sciences Langford House Langford   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Besnoitia caprae; besnoitiosis; experimental infection; goat; pathologic changes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; COCCIDIA; COCCIDIOSIS; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITIC SKIN DISEASE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SKIN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; COCCIDIOSIS; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; MALE; SARCOCYSTIDAE; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC;

ANIMALIA; BESNOITIA CAPRAE; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 80355147426     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300985811398248     Document Type: Article

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