Phenotypic plasticity in adult worms of Schistosoma mansoni (Trematoda:Schistosomatidae) evidenced by brightfield and confocal laser scanning microscopies

Phenotypic plasticity in adult worms of Schistosoma mansoni (Trematoda:Schistosomatidae) evidenced by brightfield and confocal laser scanning microscopies

A comparative morphometric study was performed to identify host-induced morphological alterations in Schistosoma mansoni adult worms. A wild parasite population was obtained from a naturally infected rodent (Nectomys squamipes)and then recovered from laboratory infected C3H/He mice. Furthermore, all...

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Main Authors: Renata Heisler Neves, Michele Costa-Silva, Elaine Machado Martinez, Thiago B Branquinho, Regina Maria Figueiredo de Oliveira, Henrique Leonel Lenzi, Delir Corrêa Gomes, José Roberto Machado- Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2004-03-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Schistosoma mansoni
phenotypic plasticity
adult worms
Nectomys squamipes
C3H/He mice
confocal laser scanning microscopy
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