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Defense response of susceptible and resistant Biomphalaria alexandrina snails against Schistosoma mansoni infection [PDF]
, 2016 In Egypt, Biomphalaria alexandrina is the intermediate host for Schistosoma mansoni. The fates of Schistosoma miracidia in the snails varies between different species of Biomphalaria.
Radwan, Eman H., Abou El Naga, Iman F.
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Schistosomes and snails: A molecular encounter [PDF]
, 2014 Copyright © 2014 Knight, Arican-Goktas, Ittiprasert, Odoemelam, Miller and Bridger. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
Knight, M +16 more
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Evolutionary Applications, Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 488-500, April 2018., 2018 Abstract Natural selection acts on all organisms, including parasites, to maximize reproductive fitness. Drug resistance traits are often associated with life‐history costs in the absence of treatment. Schistosomiasis control programmes rely on mass drug administration to reduce human morbidity and mortality.
Mafalda Viana +4 more
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IN VITRO EFFECTS OF IRON NANOPARTICLES ON SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI ADULT WORMS AND ITS INTERMEDIATE HOST SNAIL, BIOMPHALARIA ALEXANDRINA [PDF]
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2018 Due to increasing problems of the resistance associated with praziquantel, the drug of choice for treatment of schistosomiasis, alternative therapies were tried. The present work evaluated the effect of iron nanoparticles (iron NPs) on S.
MOHAMMAD SOLIMAN +5 more
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BioMed Research International, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016 Due to the development of praziquantel (PZQ) schistosomes resistant strains, the discovery of new antischistosomal agents is of high priority in research. This work reported the in vitro and in vivo effects of the edible and ornamental pomegranate extracts against Schistosoma mansoni.
Doaa A. Yones +6 more
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LABORATORY ASSESSMENT OF THE MOLLUSCICIDAL ACTIVITIES OF TWO LOCAL EGYPTIAN PLANTS
Zagazig Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1997 In the search for new plant molluscicides, it was found that the dry powder of two diterpene -containing plants; Euphorbia peplus and seeds of Azadirachta indica exhibited high molluscicidal activity when tested against Biomphalaria alexandrina and ...
Hanan El-Nahas
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Journal of Nanomaterials, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015 The land snail Eobania vermiculata is an important crop pest causing considerable damage in agriculture. The aim of the present work is to evaluate the possibilities of using silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) to control the land snail. The AgNPs have been synthesized biologically using white radish (Raphanus sativus var. aegyptiacus).
Safaa M. Ali +3 more
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MOLLUSCICIDAL SPIROSTANOL SAPONINS FROM AGAVE HETERACANTHA [PDF]
Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Assiut University, 1997 Four spirostanol saponin glycosides were isolated from the butanol fraction of the methanolic extract of the leaves of Agave heteracantha (Agavaceae).
Mortada El-Sayed
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EVALUATION OF THE MOLLUSCICIDAL ACTIVITIES OF ATRIPLEX STYLOSA AND AGAVE FEROX [PDF]
Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Assiut University, 1997 The molluscicidal activities of aqueous suspension of Atriplex stylosa (Family Chenopodiaceae) and Agave ferox (Family Agavaceae were evaluated against Biomphalaria alexandrina, Bulinus truncates and Lymnaea cailliaudi snails, the intermediate hosts of ...
Hanan El-Nahas, Mortada El-Sayed
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PREVALENCE OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING QENA GENERAL HOSPITAL OVER THE YEARS 2011 AND 2012 [PDF]
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2014 Schistosomiasis is a public health problem in Egypt. To detect the prevalence of schistosomiasis in Qena Governorate, 1601 urine and stool samples of patients attending Qena General Hospital were examined of whom 1601 patients had urinary symptoms and ...
SAMAR AHMED +4 more
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