Schistosoma mansoni: the presence of schistosomule-like characteristics in irradiated cercariae

Title:

Schistosoma mansoni: the presence of schistosomule-like characteristics in irradiated cercariae

Creator:

Yssel, E. and Wolmarans, C.T.

Identifier:

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Subject:

Schistosoma monsoni, cercariae, and radiation

Type:

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Format:

print

Description:

Schistosoma monsoni (Puerto Rican strain) cercariae were exposed to 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 krad gamma radiation from “Co gamma source. From 10-100 krad irradiation no differences could be found in the behaviour of the cercariae when compared to the controls. From 200-500 krad there was an increase in mortality as well as in the number of cercariae that shed their tails. The Con A binding studies also performed on cercariae radiated with up to 100 krad indicate a direct relationship between the number of cercariae that bind Con A and radiation dose. All live cercarial heads collected after radiation also bound Con A. It thus seems possible that irradiation may act as a stimulus for cercariae to transform to schistosomulae.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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Coverage:

45-50 and 47-52

Source:

Folia parasitologica | 1994 Volume:41 | Number:1

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