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Advances in parasitology. Volume 28 /

This excellent series continues with a volume whose papers on protozoological parasites redress the helminth bias of some recent volumes. Papers on both homoxenous and heteroxenous coccidia shed new light on these groups.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Muller, R., Baker, John R. (John Robin)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Academic Press, 1989.
Series:Advances in parasitology ; v. 28.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Advances in Parasitology, Volume 28; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors to Volume 28; Preface; Chapter 1. Intestinal and Extraintestinal Life Cycles of Eimeriid Coccidia; I. Introduction; ll. Isospora; lll. Caryospora; IV. Eimeria; V. Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. The Prevalence and Source of Toxoplasma Infection in the Environment; I. Brief History; ll. Life Cycle; lll. Host-Parasite Interactions; IV. Diagnosis; V. Infection; References; Chapter 3. Trichuris and Trichuriasis in Humans; I. Introduction; ll. Biology; lll. Geographical Distribution; IV. Medical Aspects
  • V. Population BiologyVI. Control; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4. Evolutionary Biology of the Oxyurida (Nematoda): Biofacies of a Haplodiploid Taxon; I. Introduction; ll. Taxonomic History and Higher Classification of the Oxyurida; lll. Haplodiploid Reproduction; IV. Biology of the Oxyurida; V. Conclusion-the Haplodiploid Biofacies; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 5. Recent Studies of the Biology of Trypanosoma vivax; I. Introduction; ll. The Organism and its Life Cycle; lll. Distribution and Transmission; IV. Cultivation; V. Host Susceptibility and Restriction
  • VI. Antigenic VariationVII. Immunity to T. vivax Infection; VIII. Pathology; IX. Chemotherapy; X. Biochemical Studies; XI. Diagnosis and Parasite Characterization; XII. Summary and Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Index