Angiostrongylus costaricensis and experimental infection of Sarasinula marginata II: elimination routes

Angiostrongylus costaricensis and experimental infection of Sarasinula marginata II: elimination routes

Angiostrongylus costaricensis intermediate hosts are terrestrial mollusks mostly belonging to the Veronicellidae family. In the present investigation we focused on the mechanisms of larval expulsion from Sarasinula marginata infected with A. costaricensis. Twenty-five mollusks were individually infe...

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Main Authors: Mendonça Cristiane Lafeta Gomes Furtado, Carvalho Omar Santos, Mota Ester Maria, Pelajo-Machado Marcelo, Caputo Luzia Fátima Gonçalves, Lenzi Henrique Leonel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2003-01-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Angiostrongylus costaricensis
Sarasinula marginata
Veronicellidae
migratory routes
larval elimination
amebocyte
invertebrate granuloma
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