Comparative Histopathology of Biomphalaria glabrata, B. tenagophila and B. straminea with Variable Degrees of Resistance to Schistosoma mansoni Miracidia

Comparative Histopathology of Biomphalaria glabrata, B. tenagophila and B. straminea with Variable Degrees of Resistance to Schistosoma mansoni Miracidia

A comparative histopathological study of three snails species - Biomphalaria glabrata, B. tenagophila and B. straminea - which had been infected with Schistosoma mansoni miracidia revealed similar qualitative features, consisting of areas of sporocyst proliferation and differentiation associated wit...

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Main Authors: Cecilia Pereira de Souza, Claudia Cunha Borges, Andréa Guimarães Santana, Zilton A Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1997-07-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Biomphalaria histopathology
Schistosoma mansoni
differential susceptibility
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761997000400014

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