Development of Schistosoma mansoni in the laboratory rat analyzed by light and confocal laser scanning microscopy

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 292-295

  Silva Leitao F W ^a   Biolchini, C L ^a   Neves, R H ^b   Machado Silva, J R ^a  

^a Faculty of Medical Sciences   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Rattus norvegicus; Schistogram; Schistosoma mansoni; White rat

Indexed keywords

CARMINIC ACID;

ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE; MATURATION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; STAINING; TREMATODE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL MATURATION;

MUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 70349966197     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2009.07.016     Document Type: Article

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