Morphological aspects of Schistosoma mansoni adult worms isolated from nourished and undernourished mice: a comparative analysis by confocal laser scanning microscopy

Malnutrition hampers the course of schistosomiasis mansoni infection just as normal growth of adult worms. A comparative morphometric study on adult specimens (male and female) recovered from undernourished (fed with a low protein diet - regional basic diet) and nourished (rodent commercial laborato...

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Main Authors:	Neves Renata Heisler, Machado-Silva José Roberto, Pelajo-Machado Marcelo, Oliveira Sheila Andrade, Coutinho Eridan M, Lenzi Henrique Leonel, Gomes Delir Corrêa
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2001-01-01
Series:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:	Schistosoma mansoni undernutrition confocal scanning laser microscopy
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000700022
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