Light and electron microscopy observations of embryogenesis and egg development in the human liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini (Platyhelminthes, Digenea)

Parasitology Research

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 799-808

  Khampoosa, Panita ^a   Jones, Malcolm K ^b,c   Lovas, Erica M ^b,c   Srisawangwong, Tuanchai ^a   Laha, Thewarach ^a   Piratae, Supawadee ^a   Thammasiri, Chalida ^d   Suwannatrai, Apiporn ^a   Sripanidkulchai, Bungorn ^e   Eursitthichai, Veerachai ^f   Tesana, Smarn ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d Faculty of Nursing   (Thailand)

^e KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG SHELL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; FREEZING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MIRACIDIUM; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VITELLINE MEMBRANE; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MESOCRICETUS; MICROSCOPY; OPISTHORCHIS; OVUM; UTERUS;

CUCUMIS MELO; DIGENEA (FLUKES); FASCIOLA HEPATICA; GASTROPODA; OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI; PLATYHELMINTHES;

EID: 84857058111     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2557-3     Document Type: Article

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