The Paranuclear corpuscles in poikilothermic vertebrates: description of a new species of Pirhemocyton in Iguana iguana of Venezuela, with remarks on the nature of these organisms and their relation to applied parasites

This paper discusses the relations between the genera Toddia and Pirhemocyton, describing certain cytochemical reactions that clarify their nature, and discussing the position of these organisms as being of a parasitic or viral nature. A new species of Pirhemocyton is described form Iguana iguana fr...

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Main Authors: Lucila Arcay de Peraza, Carlos Diaz Milá de la Roca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1971-01-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761971000100004