title: Ki-67 is expressed in multiplying forms of Schistosoma mansoni, but not in snail host tissues.
abstract: Ki-67 is a protein expressed in the nucleus of several species during cell-division, being absent during the GO resting phase of the cellular cycle. During attempts to disclose mitosis in the so-called " amebocyte-producing organ " in Biomphalaria glabrata infected with Schistosoma mansoni, the parasite multiplying forms appeared strongly marked for Ki-67, while the snail tissues were completely negative. These data are worth registering to complement general data on Ki-67, and to help future studies on the relationship of the parasite and of its intermediate host.
authors: Laboratório de Patologia Experimental, Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz, Fiocruz, Salvador, BA, 40295-001, Brasil.
authors: Tânia Maria Correia
authors: TM
authors: Silva
authors: Samaly Dos Santos
authors: Sdos S
authors: Souza
authors: Tais Fontoura de
authors: TF
authors: Almeida
authors: Zilton A
authors: ZA
authors: Andrade
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001700:Biomphalaria / Q000166:cytology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006434:Hemocytes / Q000737:chemistry; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions / Q000502:physiology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008940:Mitotic Index; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000502:physiology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D019394:Ki-67 Antigen