Experimental observations on the sex ratio of adult Schistosoma mansoni, with comments on the natural male bias

Parasitology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 379-383

  Boissier, J ^a   Mone, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Cercariae; Infectivity; Schistosoma mansoni; Sex ratio; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; MOLLUSC; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; WORM;

ANIMAL; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MALE; MICE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SEX RATIO; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0033819748     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182099006393     Document Type: Article

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