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Detection of Toxocara canis larvae by PCR in the liver of experimentally infected Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) Cover

Detection of Toxocara canis larvae by PCR in the liver of experimentally infected Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus)

Helminthologia
Volume 45 (2008): Issue 3 (September 2008)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-008-0029-9 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
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Language: English
Page range: 147 - 149
Published on: Nov 6, 2008
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open
Keywords:
Toxocara canis,
polymerase chain reaction (PCR),
Mongolian gerbils,
toxocariasis
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Zoology,
Ecology,
Life sciences, other,
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology

© 2008 A. Borecka, J. Gawor, M. Niedworok, B. Sordyl, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
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