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Schistosoma mansoni: in vitro conversion of cercariae to schistosomula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

L. K. Eveland  and
S. I. Morse
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Schistosoma mansoni cercariae were incubated for 3–5 h at 37°C in various test solutions, and the rate and extent of conversion of th ecercariae to schistosomula were determined. Criteria used to identify schistosomula included: (1) loss of cercariai tail, (2) viability of organisms in saline but not in water, (3) pre-acetabular gland evacuation and (4) ability to survive in culture.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 71 , Issue 2 , October 1975 , pp. 327 - 335
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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