Ultrastructural alterations in testis and gastrodermis of Schistosoma mansoni due to treatment of infected mice with the new rhodanine derivative Ro-354

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 738-745

  Soliman, Mohammad I ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Gastrodermis; Ro 354; Schistosoma mansoni; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT; RO 354; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SWELLING; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DRUG EFFICACY; EROSION; GERM CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SPERMATOCYTE; TESTIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MUS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 60249091200     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2008.738.745     Document Type: Article

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