In vitro cercariae transformation: Comparison of mechanical and nonmechanical methods and observation of morphological changes of detached cercariae tails

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1257-1261

  Coultas, Kristen A ^a   Zhang, Si Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOLOGY; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; VACCINE; VERTEBRATE; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; CERCARIA; CULTURE MEDIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANICS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SCHISTOSOMULUM; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; CERCARIA; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; REGENERATION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TAIL;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84872203286     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: 19372345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3072.1     Document Type: Article

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