Observations on the miraxonal attraction exercised by sexually immature or adult Biomphalaria glabrata infected or not by Schistosoma mansoni

OBJECTIVE: The influence of age and the presence of secondary sporocysts in the miraxonal attraction exercised by Biomphalaria glabrata on miracidia of Schistosoma mansoni of the BH strain were studied. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A glass apparatus containing two compartments joined by a tube and previousl...

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Main Authors: Luiz Augusto Magalhães, Eliana Maria Zanotti-Magalhães, José Ferreira de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1997-04-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89101997000200003&lng=en&tlng=en