Innovative fluorescence detection technique for metals in cestode egg-shells

African Zoology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 204-207

  Degger, N ^a   Avenant Oldewage, A ^a   Greenfield, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bothriocephalus acheilognathi; Fluorochromy; Immunofluorescence; Metal accumulation; Phen Green FL

Indexed keywords

BOTHRIOCEPHALUS ACHEILOGNATHI; CESTODA;

EID: 84861044791     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3377/004.044.0208     Document Type: Article

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