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Achatina fulica infected by Angiostrongylus cantonensis on beaches, in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [PDF]

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2018
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is considered the main etiological agent of eosinophilic meningitis in humans. At present, this zoonosis is considered an emerging disease mainly in the Americas.
André H. Bechara, Raquel O. Simões, Marta Júlia Faro, Juberlan S. Garcia   +3 more
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Evidence of the Presence of Thyroid Hormones in Achatina fulica Snails [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2017
The objective of this study was to identify thyroid hormones and to examine their putative site of synthesis in Achatina fulica snails. For this purpose, radioimmunoassays were performed for T3 and T4 before and after long starvation with or without ...
DANILO LUSTRINO, ALBA C.M. SILVA, IRACEMA G. ARAUJO, VICTOR M. TUNHOLI, VINÍCIUS M. TUNHOLI-ALVES, ROSANE N. CASTRO, DENISE P. CARVALHO, JAIRO PINHEIRO, MICHELLE P. MARASSI   +8 more
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Caracterización físico-química y actividad antimicrobiana de la secreción mucosa de Achatina fulica

Salud UIS, 2016
Introducción: El caracol gigante africano Achatina fulica es reconocido como una plaga que afecta la biodiversidad, la Salud Pública y la productividad.
Andrés E Pereira P, Arley Rey P, Jenny P López R, Jennifer P Castro O, Nelson Uribe D   +4 more
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Registro de Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) no Brasil: caramujo hospedeiro intermediário da angiostrongilíase

Revista de Saúde Pública, 1997
A introdução de Achatina fulica é assinalada em Itariri, SP, Brasil. Essa espécie de caramujo terrestre foi importada para cultivo, visando à comercialização para consumo humano como "escargot".
Santana Teles Horácio Manuel, Faria Vaz Jorge, Fontes Luiz Roberto, Domingos Maria de Fátima   +3 more
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PERILAKU HARIAN BEKICOT (Achatina fulica) DAN INTERAKSINYA DENGAN MANUSIA

, 2023
Bekicot (Achatina fulica) dalam ilmu biologis adalah hewan yang memiliki tubuh yang lunak atau hewan mollusca. Pada saat malam hari, Achatina fulica akan beraktivitas aktif, eliminatif, makan dan inaktif.
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Ocorrência de Achatina fulica no Vale do Paraíba, Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Occurrence of Achatina fulica in the Vale do Paraíba, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2001
Registrou-se no município de Resende, Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, a primeira ocorrência do molusco Achatina fulica hospedeiro intermediário de Angiostrongylus cantonensis, causador da angiostrongilíase meningoencefálica. Em cinco bairros visitados,
Maurício Carvalho de Vasconcellos, Edwin Pile   +1 more
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Proximate composition and bioaccumulation of heavy metals in edible Achatina spp in some rural agro-settlements, south-east Nigeria

Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 2021
Background Animals that live and feed on the soil and its constituents and products naturally absorb heavy metals and pass to other organisms linked in the food chains.
Emmanuel I. Nnamonu, Gregory E. Odo, Ifeanyi O. Ajuzie, Chritopher D. Nwani   +3 more
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Effects of Achatina fulica mucus as antimicrobial additive on chemical compositions, fermentation quality, and in vitro digestibility of elephant grass silage

Veterinary Integrative Sciences, 2023
This study was purposed to evaluate the utilization of Achatina fulica mucus as an antimicrobial to increase the quality of elephant grass silage.
Qusnul Chotimah, Mutiara Nada, Elina Dwi Rahayu, Dimas Hand Vidya Paradhipta, Hafi Luthfi Sanjaya, Arrynda Rachma Dyasti Wardani, Moh. Sofi'ul Anam   +6 more
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PI3K/Akt Signaling Involved with Osteoinductive Effects of Achatina fulica Mucus [PDF]

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2020
Mesenchymal stem cells and osteoblasts play important roles in bone formation. Achatina fulica mucus presented the property of osteoinduction. This study aimed to examine the effects of A.
Fahsai Kantawong, Thananat Jearasakwattana, Alisa Nira, Jumaila Chewae, Phusanisa Sajjamongkol, Pajaree Phothong, Teerasak E-kobon, Pramote Chumnanpuen   +7 more
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Occurrence of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (Railliet, 1898) larvae (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) infecting Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica Bowdich, 1822 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Amazon region Ocorrência de Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (Railliet, 1898) (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) infectando o Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica Bowdich, 1822 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) na região amazônica

Acta Amazonica, 2012
Achatina fulica or "giant African snail" is an exotic species, considered to be one of the world's hundred most invasive species, causing serious environmental damages.
Sanny Maria de Andrade-Porto, Kelly Cristina Pereira de Souza, Melissa Querido Cárdenas, Rosemary A. Roque, Daniel Mansur Pimpão, Cleusa Suzana Araújo, José Celso de Oliveira Malta   +6 more
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