Echinococcus granulosus protoscolex formation in natural infections

Echinococcus granulosus is a parasitic platyhelminth that is responsible for cystic hydatid disease. From the inner, germinal layer of hydatid cysts protoscoleces are generated, which are are the infective forms to the dog. Systematic studies on the cell biology of E. granulosus protoscolex formatio...

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Main Authors: MARIO GALINDO, M JULIETA GONZALEZ, NORBEL GALANTI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-01-01
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602002000300011