Advances in Parasitology
Volume 28
Published on 1. July 1989
327 pages
978-0-08-058074-6 (ISBN)
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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.
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John R. Baker | Ralph Muller
Advances in Parasitology: v.28
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01/1989
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- 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 Biology
- VI. 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 Variation
- VII. Immunity to T. vivax Infection
- VIII. Pathology
- IX. Chemotherapy
- X. Biochemical Studies
- XI. Diagnosis and Parasite Characterization
- XII. Summary and Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Index
