title: [Schistosoma mansoni development in the peritoneal cavity of inbred AKR/J mice].
abstract: Cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni after intraperitoneal inoculation, developed and reached the sexual maturation in that site with egg production. In the AKR/J strain of mice, 7.7% of the peritoneal recovered females showed normal eggs in the uterus. No evidence of hemoglobinic pigment in their digestive tract was observed in the peritoneal recovered parasites from both strains (AKR/J and SWISS). This fact suggests that the parasites can develop without red blood cells ingestion. On the other hand, the development of the parasite with egg production in the peritoneal cavity of the AKR/J mouse reinforces the data that the lung phase is not necessary for the development of the parasite.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Bicalho
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: de Melo
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008806:Mice, Inbred AKR / Q000469:parasitology*; D010053:Ovary; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000469:parasitology*; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000254:growth & development*; D012741:Sexual Maturation
vernacular_title: Desenvolvimento do Schistosoma mansoni na cavidade peritoneal de camundongos da linhagem AKR/J.