title: Haematological response of curimbas Prochilodus lineatus, naturally infected with Neoechinorhynchus curemai.
abstract: This study evaluated the haematological response of curimbas Prochilodus lineatus, naturally infected with Neoechinorhynchus curemai (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae). Thirty-seven fish were captured in October 2010 from the Mogi Guaçu River, Porto Ferreira, SP, Brazil. Infected fish presented increased mean corpuscular volume of erythrocytes, and lower thrombocyte and higher monocyte counts than uninfected fish.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Animal Pharmacology and Toxicology, Camilo Castelo Branco University (UNICASTELO), Descalvado, SP, Brazil. maabelo@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M A A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Belo
authors.forename: D G F
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Faria
authors.forename: E J R
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Prado
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Moraes
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Onaka
mesh_terms: D000049:Acanthocephala; D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000166:cytology; D060125:Characiformes / Q000097:blood* / Q000469:parasitology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000166:cytology; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology