Quantification of the population and phagocytary activity of hemocytes of resistant and susceptible strains of Biomphalaria glabrata and Biomphalaria tenagophila infected with Schistosoma mansoni

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 197-201

  Bezerra, F S D M ^a   Nogueira Machado, J A ^b   Chaves, M M ^b   Martins, R L ^b   Coelho, P M Z ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria; Hemocytes; MTT; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; BLOOD CELL; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEMOLYMPH; PARASITOLOGY; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; CELL COUNT; HEMOCYTES; HEMOLYMPH; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0031173974     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46651997000400003     Document Type: Article

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