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Immunological Studies on Experimental Infection of Guineapigs and Rabbits with Ascaris suum Goeze, 1782. IV. The Histopathology of the Liver and Lung*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

L. F. Taffs
Affiliation:
Department of Animal PathologySchool of Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge**

Extract

The histopathology of the livers and lungs of guineapigs and rabbits following a primary infection with the eggs of A. suum, was compared with the lesions and cellular response found in resistant animals after reinfection.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1965

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