Schistosoma mansoni: Assessment of effects of oleic acid, cercarial age and water temperature on parasite-host attraction

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 837-842

  Lee, Vivien S T ^a   Burgess, Jefferey L ^a   Sterling, Charles R ^a   Lutz, Eric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age dependent; Attraction properties; Cercariae; Host detection; Oleic acid; Schistosoma mansoni; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AGAR; OLEIC ACID; PROPOLIS;

FATTY ACID; FLATWORM; HOST PREFERENCE; PARASITE; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CERCARIA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; VARNISH; WATER TEMPERATURE;

MAMMALIA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 84881556291     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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