Behavior in Mus musculus of Schistosoma mansoni from mollusks treated with hydrocortisone Comportamento em Mus musculus do Schistosoma mansoni oriundo de moluscos tratados com hidrocortisona

Twenty mice were exposed to cercariae from mollusks treated with hydrocortisone and another 20 mice received cercariae from non-treated mollusks. The behavior of the parasites from the two groups of mollusks was compared based on the ability of cercariae to penetrate mice, on the total number of wor...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Deborah Regina Serrano, Eliana Maria Zanotti-Magalhães, Luiz Augusto Magalhães, José Ferreira de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2005-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822005000500009