Morphological variation and abnormality of cephalic hooklets of Gnathostoma spinigerum hepatic stage larvae from laboratory infected mice.

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Morphological variation and abnormality of cephalic hooklets of Gnathostoma spinigerum hepatic stage larvae from laboratory infected mice.

The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health - 1 Mar 1998

Rojekittikhun W, Pubampen S

Abstract excerpt

One thousand advanced third-stage larvae of Gnathostoma spinigerum from laboratory infected mice, two to five weeks after being fed with infected cyclops, were examined specifically for the morphology of their cephalic hooklets. Among these, only the 15-day old (early hepatic-stage) larvae and th...

Topics

Animals
Genetic Variation
Gnathostoma
Liver
Liver Diseases, Parasitic
Mice
Spirurida Infections

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