Schistosoma mansoni in Susceptible and Resistant Snail Strains Biomphalaria tenagophila: In Vivo Tissue Response and In Vitro Hemocyte Interactions
Nacif-Pimenta R, de Mattos AC, da Silva Orfanó A, Barbosa L, Pimenta PF, Coelho PM. Schistosoma mansoni in Susceptible and Resistant Snail Strains Biomphalaria tenagophila: In Vivo Tissue Response and In Vitro Hemocyte Interactions. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e45637. PMID: 23049828, PMCID: PMC3458097, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS. mansoniInternal defense systemNon-self molecular patternsResistant snailsSchistosoma mansoniResistant strainsImmune defense mechanismsBiomphalaria tenagophilaThreat of infectionB. tenagophilaSnail strainsInitial infectionSusceptible snailsParasitic diseasesInfectionImmune defense responseMansoniMolecular patternsSusceptible strainsTissue responseTime courseCellular reactionsHost cellsCellular defenseVivo tissue response
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