Influence of Schistosoma mansoni infection on the reproductive capacity of albino mice

This paper reports reduction on the reproductive capacity of female mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni, either in the acute phase or in the chronic one of the disease. This decrease in the reproductive capacity was highly significant (93.3% and 86.7%, for the acute and chronic phases, respectively)..

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Main Authors: Mello,Romulo Teixeira, Barata,Cristina Hueb, Coelho,Paulo Marcos Zech, Prata,Aluízio
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 1998
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821998000600013
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