Comparative Histopathology of Biomphalaria glabrata, B. tenagophila and B. straminea with Variable Degrees of Resistance to Schistosoma mansoni Miracidia

A comparative histopathological study of three snails species - Biomphalaria glabrata, B. tenagophila and B. straminea - which had been infected with Schistosoma mansoni miracidia revealed similar qualitative features, consisting of areas of sporocyst proliferation and differentiation associated wit...

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Main Authors: Cecilia Pereira de Souza, Claudia Cunha Borges, Andréa Guimarães Santana, Zilton A Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1997-07-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761997000400014