Medical Pharmacology Chapter 38: Antiparasitic Agents

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Giardia: Microscopy
  • Two trophozoites of Giardia lamblia.  Stain: iron hematoxylin.  Each cell has two nuclei with a large, central karyosome.  Cell size: 9 to 21 µm in length.

  • Courtesy of the Division of Parasitic Diseases at the National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

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