The chromosomes of Rodentolepis nana (Siebold, 1852) Spasskii, 1954 obtained from naturally infected mice conventionally maintained in a Brazilian laboratory animal house

The karyotype of Rodentolepis nana obtained from mice in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was described. The diploid chromosome number obtained by the division of embryonic cells was 2n = 12. The first and the third pairs presented subterminal centromeres and the other pairs were all acrocentric. The studied...

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Main Authors: Goldschmidt B., Menezes R.C., Alves L.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2006-03-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2006131075