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Survival and Developmental Aberrations in Schistosoma mansoni following the Administration of Stilbestrol to the Hosts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

Edwin J. Robinson, JR.
Edwin J. Robinson, JR.
Affiliation:
Department of BiologyKenyon CollegeGambierOhioU.S.A.*
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Schistosoma mansoni developing in mouse hosts subjected to frequent, heavy doses of stilbestrol show five effects: their normal survival rate is much reduced; the parasites for the most part remain in the liver past the time at which they normally migrate to mesenteric veins; both sexes develop to sexual maturity more slowly, if at all; a high proportion of the males have accessory gonadal tissue which probably is mainly ovarian; and the male worms average less than two-thirds as long as controls.

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Research Article
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 34 , Issue 1-2 , August 1960 , pp. 81 - 84
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1960

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