[Schistosoma mansoni: development of worms from cercaria irradiated at the porta system level, in mice].
Eight groups of outbred albino mice were infected transcutaneously with cercariae of S. mansoni (strains LE and SJ) irradiated with either 3, 20 or 40 Krad, of gamma radiation from a cobalt-60 bomb and a control non irradiated group. Cercariae irradiated with 20 or 40 Krad failed to develop in the portal system and 3 Krad retarded development. Worms of the SJ strain developed more slowly than the LE strain.
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Departamento de Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe.
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D011168:Portal System / Q000469:parasitology; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000528:radiation effects*
Schistosoma mansoni: evolução de vermes oriundos de cercárias irradiadas a nível de sistema porta, no camundongo.