Is Schistosoma intracellular?
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19 Citations | The presence of heparin-like polysaccharide may present entrapment of the schistosoma by the hosts' blood-clotting process. |
| Those factors not only affect the development and elimination of Schistosoma mansoni, but also the pathology triggered by infection with this parasite. | |
| This study represents the first report about the binding of plasminogen to Schistosoma sp. | |
| Generalization of the results to all Schistosoma species may be difficult as in the study presented here only eggs of S. mansoni were detected by microscopy. |
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