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Observations on the abnormal occurrence of Hymenolepis nana fraterna cysticercoids in the liver of a rodent
Author(s) -
Mahon J.
Publication year - 1954
Publication title -
proceedings of the zoological society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0370-2774
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1954.tb07794.x
Subject(s) - hymenolepis nana , rodent , biology , zoology , pathology , cestode infections , helminths , ecology , medicine
S ummary. The unusual occurrence of cysticercoids in mammalian liver is recorded. Larval forms of Hymenolepis nana fraterna are described from the liver of a Darling's Mole Rat, and comparisons made with cysts from experimentally infected white mice and with adult material.