Morphometric study of Schistosoma mansoni adult worms recovered from undernourished infected mice

Morphometric study of Schistosoma mansoni adult worms recovered from undernourished infected mice

Some unfavourable effects of malnutrition of the host on Schistosoma mansoni worm biology and structure have been reported based upon brigthfield microscopy. This paper aims to study by morphometric techniques, some morphological parameters in male and female adult worms recovered from undernourishe...

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Main Authors: Sheilla A Oliveira, Aryon A Barbosa Jr., Delir C Gomes, José Roberto Machado-Silva, Andréia F Barros, Renata Heisler Neves, Eridan M Coutinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2003-07-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Schistosoma mansoni
nutritional status
adult worms
morphometric study
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