@booklet {50,
	title = {The morphology and histopathology of Nephridiacanthus major (Acanthocephala: Oligacanthorhynchidae) from hedgehogs in Iran},
	howpublished = {Parasitology ResearchParasitol. Res.},
	year = {2012},
	note = {Export Date: 23 April 2013Source: ScopusArticle in PressCODEN: PARRE:doi 10.1007/s00436-012-3165-6Language of Original Document: EnglishCorrespondence Address: Amin, O.M.; Institute of Parasitic Diseases, 11445 E. Via Linda, $\#$ 2-419, Scottsdale, 85259, AZ, United States; email: omaramin@aol.com},
	month = {2012///},
	pages = {1 - 6},
	abstract = {The morphology of Nephridiacanthus major (Bremser 1811 in Westrumb 1821) Golvan, 1962 collected from the long-eared hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus (Gmelin 1770) and the Eastern European hedgehog Erinaceus concolor Martin, 1838 (Erinaceidae) is described using SEM for the first time. This acanthocephalan was previously described from hedgehogs in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Measurements of specimens from Iran, Bulgaria, Germany, Central Asia, Morocco, and Egypt show considerable variations in the size of the trunk, proboscis, proboscis hooks and receptacle, and eggs. The SEM studies add new perspectives to its morphology. Features observed for the first time include the near terminal position and shape of the female gonopore and orifice, among others. Histopathological studies for this species are reported for the first time. Tissue sections show extensive damage near the proboscis with hemorrhaging and formation of collagenous connective tissue, compression of the intestinal mucosa, obstruction of intestinal lumen, and extensive necrosis of host epithelial tissue. {\textcopyright} 2012 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.},
	isbn = {09320113 (ISSN)},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84867236188\&partnerID=40\&md5=c32e9c0a3592a598b589d46ddef4ed24},
	author = {Heckmann, R.A. and Amin, O.M. and Halajian, A. and El-Naggar, A.M.}
}
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},
	month = {2011///},
	pages = {438 - 445},
	abstract = {<p>Over 700 specimens of Corynosoma strumosum (Rudolphi, 1802) L\&uuml;he, 1904 were collected from one young male Caspian seal, Pusa caspica (Gmelin) in the southern land-locked Caspian Sea in April, 2009. Collected worms showed consistent variations from those reported by other observers using light microscopy especially in proboscis hook and trunk spine patterns. SEM images revealed many features that have not been previously reported including the shape and distribution of trunk spines, dorsoventral differences in proboscis hooks and their organization, the baldness of anterior proboscis, the rough egg topography, epidermal micropores, and variations in the female gonopore. This isolated population of C. strumosum from the land-locked Caspian Sea is distinguished from others reported from open waters elsewhere by the distribution of trunk spines, consistently smaller size of trunk and testes, larger eggs, and fewer proboscis hooks. Histopathological sections reveal the invasive path of worms in host tissue with damage to intestinal villi and worm encapsulation. Information obtained from SEM studies and histopathological sections is reported for the first time. \&copy; Versita Warsaw and Springer-Verlag Wien.</p>
},
	keywords = {Acanthocephala, Caspian Sea, Caspian seal (Pusa caspica), Corynosoma strumosum, histopathology, isolated population, morphology, SEM},
	isbn = {12302821 (ISSN)},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-83055163394\&partnerID=40\&md5=5446767e9b05c873094bf5496227135a},
	author = {Amin, O.M. and Heckmann, R.A. and Halajian, A. and El-Naggar, A.M.}
}
