A confocal microscopical study of the musculature of adult Schistosoma mansoni

Parasitology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-170

  Mair, G R ^a   Maule, A G ^a   Day, T A ^b   Halton, D W ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Muscle; Nerve; Neuropeptides; Phalloidin; Schistosoma mansoni; Trematoda

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE; PHALLOIDIN; SEROTONIN;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MUSCLE; MYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; TREMATODE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MUSCLES; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PHALLOIDINE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0033811773     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182099006174     Document Type: Article

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