The Giant Liver Fluke, Fascioloides magna: Past, Present and Future Research: Past, Present and Futu

PREFACE.- GENERAL INFORMATION.- 1.1.Systematics and morphology.- 1.2. Life cycle 1.3. Pathology.- 1.4. Therapy.- DISTRIBUTION OF FASCIOLOIDES MAGNA.- 2.1. North America.- 2.2. Europe.- DEFINITIVE HOSTS.- 3.1. North America.- 3.1.1. Natural and experimental infections.- 3.2. Europe.- 3.2.1. Natural and experimental infections.- INTERMEDIATE HOSTS.- 4.1. North America.- 4.1.1.Natural infections.- 4.1.2. Experimental infections.- 4.2. Europe.- 4.2.1. Natural infections.- 4.2.2. Experimental infections.- MOLECULAR STUDIES AND KARYOLOGY.- 5.1. Standard and molecular cytogenetics.- 5.1.1. Basic karyological characteristics.- 5.1.2. Chromosomal localization of ribosomal genes.- 5.2. Ribosomal genes.- 5.2.1. Structure and application of ribosomal genes.- 5.2.2. Ribosomal DNA in molecular taxonomy of F. Magna.- 5.3. Mitochondrial genes.- 5.3.1. Structure and application of mitochondrial DNA.- 5.3.2. Mitochondrial DNA in F. magna biogeography.- 5.4. Microsatellites.- 5.4.1. Structure and application of microsatellites.- 5.4.2. Microsatellites in studies of genetic interrelationships of F. Magna.- CONCLUSION.