Histopathological characterisation of retinal lesions associated to Diplostomum species (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) infection in polymorphic Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus
The eye represents an immune privileged organ where parasites can escape host reactions. This study provides the first systematic evidence of the pathology associated with Diplostomum sp. infection in the eye retina of fish (i.e. Arctic charr). Histological sections showed that the trematodes caused...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-04-01
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| Series: | International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221322441730130X |