Compatibility in snail--fluke associations.
The compatibility of the species forming the fluke-snail complex is biochemical in nature. Trematode larvae are capable of modulating the immunological response of the host, while snails are capable of secreting substances affecting the mobility of the parasites invasive stages.
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Zakład Zoologii Bezkregowców, Instytut Biologii Ogólnej i Molekularnej, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika.
D000818:Animals; D004199:Disease Vectors; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions / Q000502:physiology; D012908:Snails / Q000145:classification / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000502:physiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D014200:Trematoda / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*