Profile of Organic Acid Concentrations in the Digestive Gland and Hemolymph of Biomphalaria glabrata under Estivation

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 779-784

  Bezerra, José Clecildo Barreto ^a   Kemper, Andreas ^b   Becker, Wilhelm ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria glabrata; Estivation; High performance liquid chromatography; Organic acid; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ACID;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HEMOLYMPH; METABOLISM;

ACIDS; ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESTIVATION; HEMOLYMPH;

EID: 0033217086     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761999000600012     Document Type: Article

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