Phenotypic plasticity of male Schistosoma mansoni from the peritoneal cavity and hepatic portal system of laboratory mice and hamsters

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Summary

The present results reinforce the idea that S. mansoni has high plastic potential and adaptive capacity and significant morphometric alterations were observed when worms recovered from the portal system of both strains of mice were compared with the schistosomes obtained from hamsters.

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Published
2014-02-26
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Keywords

Biology, Schistosoma mansoni, Peritoneal cavity, Body cavity, Mesocricetus

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