ULTRASTRUCTURAL CHANGES IN Schistosoma mansoni MALE WORMS AFTER in vitro INCUBATION WITH THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF Mentha x villosa Huds

Introduction: The essential oil Mentha x villosa (MVEO) has a wide range of actions, including antibacterial, antifungal, antiprotozoal and schistosomicidal actions. The present study aimed to investigate the ultrastructural changes of MVEO on the tegument of adult Schistosoma mansoni. Materials an...

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Published in:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors:	Thiago José MATOS-ROCHA, Marília Gabriela dos Santos CAVALCANTI, Dyana Leal VERAS, Ana Paula Sampaio FEITOSA, Gabriel Gazzoni Araújo GONÇALVES, Nairomberg Cavalcanti PORTELA-JUNIOR, Ana Silvia Suassuna Carneiro LÚCIO, Anekécia Lauro da SILVA, Rafael José Ribeiro PADILHA, Márcia Ortiz Mayo MARQUES, José Maria BARBOSA-FILHO, Luiz Carlos ALVES, Fábio André BRAYNER
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2016-01-01
Subjects:	Schistosomicidal activity Schistosoma mansoni Mentha x villosa
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652016005000203&lng=en&tlng=en