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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...
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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...