A novel method for the recovery of Toxocara canis in mice | Journal of Helminthology | Cambridge Core (original) (raw)

Abstract

Acid-isolating and acid digestion techniques were used to recover the larvae of T. canis from the tissues of mice and the acid-isolating technique in particular proved to be an effective method.

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