Lower faecal egg excretion in chemically-induced diabetic mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni due to impaired egg maturation

The effect of streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus was studied in mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni. Faecal egg excretion was lower in diabetic mice but worm load and total amount of eggs in the intestine tissue were equal to the control group. Evaluation of an oogram showed a great number...

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Main Authors: Maarten Hulstijn, Regina Maria F de Oliveira, Egberto G de Moura, José Roberto Machado-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2001-04-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000300020