Development of Schistosoma mansoni worms in mice analyzed by bright field and confocal microscopy

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 261-265

  Biolchini, Carla De Lamare ^a   Neves, Renata Heisler ^b   Hulstijn, Maarten ^a   Gomes, Delir Corrêa ^b   Machado Silva, José Roberto ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Development; Digenea; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

DIGENEA (FLUKES); MAMMALIA; MUS; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMATIDAE; TREMATODA;

EID: 33846462109     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900040     Document Type: Conference Paper

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