Primary culture of the region of the amebocyte-producing organ of the snail Biomphalaria glabrata, the intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 639-643

  Barbosa, L ^a   Silva, L M ^b   Coelho, P M Z ^c,d   Santos, S R ^b,c   Fortes Dias, C L ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO EZEQUIEL DIAS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d Santa Casa de Misericordia de Goiania   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria; Hemocyte; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 33749669988     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000600010     Document Type: Article

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