Ultrastructural study of morphological changes in Schistosoma mansoni after in vitro exposure to the monoterpene rotundifolone

Ultrastructural study of morphological changes in Schistosoma mansoni after in vitro exposure to the monoterpene rotundifolone

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease caused by trematode flatworms of the genus Schistosoma, affects more than 200 million people worldwide, and its control is dependent on a single drug, praziquantel. Here, we report the in vitro effect of rotundifolone, a monoterpene isola...

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Main Authors: Thiago José Matos-Rocha, Marília Gabriela dos Santos Cavalcanti, José Maria Barbosa-Filho, Ana Silvia Suassuna Carneiro Lúcio, Dyana Leal Veras, Márcia Ortiz Mayo Marques, Luiz Carlos Alves, Fábio André Brayner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Schistosomicidal activity
Schistosoma mansoni
Mentha x villosa
Rotundifolone
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