Summary
(1) Calcium deposits in the bile ducts of cattle, caused by infestation withFasciola hepatica, consist of hydroxyl apatite in granules of about 10−5 to 10−6 cm3 in size.
(2) Egg-shaped calcareous bodies fromTænia saginata consist of the two kinds of crystals hydroxyl apatite and brucite.
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Epprecht, W., Schinz, H.R. & Vogel, H. Röntgenographisch feinstrukturelle Untersuchung von parasitären Verkalkungen. Experientia 6, 187–188 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02296618
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