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

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 517-522

  De Souza, Cecilia Pereira ^a   Borges, Claudia Cunha ^a   Santana, Andréa Guimarães ^a   Andrade, Zilton A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria histopathology; Differential susceptibility; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0031173919     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02761997000400014     Document Type: Article

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