Schistosoma mansoni: egg morphology and hatchability.
Schistosoma mansoni eggs were isolated and staged microscopically according to size. The eggs were then allowed to hatch and were reexamined; the hatching percentage of mature eggs was calculated. The results show clearly that not only do immature eggs not hatch, but also mature eggs greater than 160 microns fail to hatch.
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Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
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D000818:Animals; D010063:Ovum / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000502:physiology*