Morphological characterization of the hemocytes of the pulmonate snail Biomphalaria tenagophila

The blood cells of the pulmonate snail Biomphalaria tenagophila, an important transmiter of the trematode Schistosoma mansoni in Brazil, were examined by ligth and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Two hemocyte types were identified: hyalinocytes and granulocytes. Hyalinocytes are small young...

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Main Authors: Margherita Anna Barracco, Ana Angélica Steil, Rogério Gargioni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1993-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761993000100012