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    Serine protease and phenoloxidase activities in hemocytes of Biomphalaria glabrata snails with varying susceptibility to infection with the parasite Schistosoma mansoni

    The snail Biomphalaria glabrata possesses hemocytes, which are supposed to interact with the larval stages of the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni. We describe trypsin-like serine protease(s) and phenoloxidase...

    M. Bahgat, M. Doenhoff, M. Kirschfink, A. Ruppel in Parasitology Research (2002)

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    Acidic vesicles of Schistosoma mansoni

    The fluorescent probe LysoTracker Red was used to examine for the presence of acidic vesicles in cercariae and schistosomula of Schistosoma mansoni. Acidic vesicles were widely distributed throughout the body of...

    P. Carneiro-Santos, J. Thornhill, M. Doenhoff, P. Hagan, J. Kusel in Parasitology Research (2001)

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    Schistosomiasis in the Immunosuppressed Host: Studies on the Host-Parasite Relationship of Schistosoma mansoni and S. bovis in T-cell-deprived and Hydrocortisone-treated Mice

    Approximately 20 years ago crucial experiments were performed to demonstrate the role of the thymus in the acquisition of the potential to respond to nearly all immunological stimuli (Miller, 1961; Good et al., 1...

    M. Doenhoff, R. Harrison, A. Sabah, H. Murare, D. Dunne in Animal Models in Parasitology (1982)