Uptake of macromolecules by cercariae during skin penetration and transformation to schistosomula (Schistosoma mansoni)

Here, we observed the uptake of membrane-impermeant molecules by cercariae as they penetrate the skin and are transformed into schistosomula. We propose that membrane-impermeant molecules, Lucifer Yellow, Propidium iodide and Hoechst 33258 enter the parasite through both thenephridiopore and the sur...

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Main Authors: Joyce Thornhill, John Kusel, Fabricia Alvisi de Oliviera, Fabio Ribeiro, Symone Fulgêncio Lima, Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho, Paul McVeigh, Ana Carolina Alves Mattos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2010-07-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000400007