Canine filarial infections in Tuscany, central Italy

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-116

  Magi, M ^a   Guardone, L ^a   Prati, M C ^b,c   Tozzini, G ^a   Torracca, B ^a   Monni, G ^a   MacChioni, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE;

ACANTHOCHEILONEMA RECONDITUM; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILARIASIS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; ITALY; MICROFILARIA; NONHUMAN; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FILARIASIS; FILARIOIDEA; ITALY;

ACANTHOCHEILONEMA RECONDITUM; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

EID: 84856293424     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: 14752697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X11000113     Document Type: Article

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