Localization of Schistosoma mansoni in the portal system of Mus musculus infected experimentally by a single sex of the trematode

Authors

  • Eliana Maria Zanotti Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Instituto de Biologia; Departamento de Parasitologia
  • Luiz Augusto Magalhães Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Instituto de Biologia; Departamento de Parasitologia
  • Aquiles Eugenico Piedrabuena Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Instituto de Biologia; Departamento de Parasitologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101982000400003

Keywords:

Schistosoma mansoni^i2^smigrat, Schistosomiasis, Mus musculus

Abstract

S. mansoni migration in mice infected by unisexual or bisexual modes was studied. The research shows the influence of the adult worms. It seems that in the bisexual infections the schistosome migration to the mesenteric vessels takes place with a view to copulation and oviposition.

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Published

1982-08-01

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 4 (1982)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Zanotti, E. M., Magalhães, L. A., & Piedrabuena, A. E. (1982). Localization of Schistosoma mansoni in the portal system of Mus musculus infected experimentally by a single sex of the trematode . Revista De Saúde Pública, 16(4), 220-232. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101982000400003