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Front Cover; Advances in Parasitology, Volume 30; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors to Volume 30; Preface; Chapter 1. The Dactylosomatidae; I. Introduction; II. Taxonomic Considerations; III. Biology of the Dactylosomatid Parasites; IV. Conclusions; Acknowledgement; References; Chapter 2. Amino Acid Metabolism in Helminths; I. Introduction; II. Amino Acid Composition; III. Excretion of Amino Acids; IV. Amino Acid Synthesis; V. Amino Acid Catabolism; VI. Amino Acid Derivatives; VII. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. Cultivation of Helminths in Chick Embryos; I. Introduction.

II. Use of Chick Embryos in Biological and Biomedical SciencesIII. Helminths Cultivated in Chick Embryos; IV. Structure and Function of Chick Extraembryonic Membranes; V. The Chick Embryo as a Habitat for Helminths; VI. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. Infection Characteristics of Schistosoma japonicum in Mice and Relevance to the Assessment of Schistosome Vaccines; I. Introduction; II. Mouse Infections with S. japonicum; III. Resistance to Reinfection with S. japonicum; IV. Mouse Strain Variation in Susceptibility to S. japonicum.

V. Granuloma Formation and Modulation: Immunoregulation in Egg-induced PathologyVI. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 5. Influence of Pollution on Parasites of Aquatic Animals; I. Introduction; II. Pollutants and their Entry into Fish; III. Effects of Pollutants on Fish; IV. Influence of Pollutants on Ectoparasites; V. Influence of Pollutants on Endoparasites; VI. Conclusions; VII. Summary; Acknowledgements; References; Indexes.

ADVANCES IN PARASITOLOGY VOLUME 30 APL.

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