The Iron Distribution and Magnetic Properties of Schistosome Eggshells: Implications for Improved Diagnostics

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Karl, Stephan ^a   Gutiérrez, Lucía ^a   Lucyk Maurer, Rafael ^b   Kerr, Roland ^a   Candido, Renata R F ^b   Toh, Shu Q ^c,d   Saunders, Martin ^a   Shaw, Jeremy A ^a   Suvorova, Alexandra ^a   Hofmann, Andreas ^e   House, Michael J ^a   Woodward, Robert C ^a   Graeff Teixera, Carlos ^b   St Pierre, Timothy G ^a   Jones, Malcolm K ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; FERRIC PHOSPHATE; IRON; MICROSPHERE; SILICON;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; EGG SHELL; IRON METABOLISM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 84878483769     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002219     Document Type: Article

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