QUANTIFICATION OF THE POPULATION AND PHAGOCYTARY ACTIVITY OF HEMOCYTES OF RESISTANT AND SUSCEPTIBLE STRAINS OF Biomphalaria glabrata AND Biomphalaria tenagophila INFECTED WITH Schistosoma mansoni
Among the determinant factors in the resistance and susceptibility of Biomphalaria to Schistosoma mansoni, hemocytes play an important role. Aiming at studying S. mansoni/Biomphalaria interactions related to hemocytes, the first step is certainly connected with the standardization of this cell popul...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
1997-07-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651997000400003 |