Correlation between egg-shedding and uterus development in Fasciola hepatica human and animal isolates: Applied implications

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 183, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 79-86

  Valero, María Adela ^a   Panova, Miroslava ^a   Pérez Crespo, Ignacio ^a   Khoubbane, Messaoud ^a   Mas Coma, Santiago ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Eggs per gram of faeces; Fasciola hepatica; Uterus; Wistar

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG PRODUCTION; EGG SHEDDING; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIVER FLUKE UTERUS AREA; LIVER FLUKE UTERUS DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; RAT; SHEEP; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATTLE; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; OVUM; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SNAILS; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; SWINE; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; OVIS ARIES; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 82755182853     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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