Effect of Gamma Radiation on the Activity of Hemocytes and on the Course of Schistosoma mansoni Infection in Resistant Biomphalaria tenagophila Snails

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-75

  De Moraes Bezerra, Fernando Schemelzer ^a   Nogueira Machado, José Augusto ^b   Martins Souza, Raquel Lopes ^b   Chaves, Miriam Martins ^b   Correa, Ricardo Ferracini ^c   Coelho, Paulo Marcos Zech ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^d Santa Casa de Misericordia de Goiania   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria tenagophila; Gamma radiation; Hemocyte; Resistant snails; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; BLOOD CELL; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; IRRADIATION; MACROPHAGE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANIMALIA; BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA TENAGOPHILA; GASTROPODA; MAMMALIA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; GAMMA RAYS; HEMOCYTES; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0038621579     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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