The Common Liver Fluke
Fasciola Bepatica L.
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1965
- Latest edition
- Author: E. M. Pantelouris
- Editor: G. A. Kerkut
- Language: English
The Common Liver Fluke: Fasciola hepatica L. emphasizes the biological, physiological, pathological, and ecology and control of the common liver fluke. The book provides a… Read more
The Common Liver Fluke: Fasciola hepatica L. emphasizes the biological, physiological, pathological, and ecology and control of the common liver fluke. The book provides a thorough review of the life of the animal, from its bodily structure to where it thrives. Since this animal can also cause disease, both in livestock and humans, a detailed discussion on its control are also provided.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I Biology of the Liver Fluke
1. Life Cycle and Systematics
2. Hosts of the Liver Fluke
3. Environmental Influences on the Life Cycle
4. Discharge of Eggs from the Mammalian Host
Part II Structure and Physiology
5. Morphology and Physiology of Larval Stages
6. Tegument and Muscle Layers
7. Feeding and Gut
8. Excretory System
9. Cell Types in the Parenchyma. Nervous System
10. Reproductive System
11. Metabolic Studies
Part III Pathology, Chemotherapy and Immunology
12. Invasion of the Mammalian Host
13. Fascioliasis and Bacterial Infections
14. Maintenance In Vitro and Pharmacological Tests
15. Anthelminthics used against the Liver Fluke
16. Immunological Response of the Host
17. Diagnostic Tests
18. Human Fascioliasis
Part IV Ecology and Control
19. Biology of the Snail Host
20. Molluscicides
21. The Control of Fascioliasis
Conclusion
Appendix I: The Handling of Liver Fluke Material
Appendix II: Preparation and Fractionation of Liver Fluke Antigens
References
Author Index
Subject Index
Other Titles in the Zoology Division
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: January 1, 1965
- Language: English
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