Biochemical and histological changes in liver ofNectomys squamipes naturally infected bySchistosoma mansoni

The South American water rat Nectomys squamipes is a wild mammal reservoir of Schistosoma mansoni in Brazil. In the present study, wild rodents were collected in the field and categorized into two groups: infected and uninfected by S. mansoni. Blood was collected to analyze changes in the serum gluc...

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Main Authors: Sócrates Fraga da Costa Neto, Vinicius Menezes Tunholi Alves, Victor Menezes Tunholi Alves, Juberlan Silva Garcia, Marcos Antônio José dos Santos, Vivian de Assunção Nogueira, Marilene de Farias Brito, Rosana Gentile, Jairo Pinheiro
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Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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