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• Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 31 (6) • Dec 1998 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821998000600013   copy

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

Influência da infecção pelo Schistosoma mansoni na capacidade reprodutiva de camundongos albinos

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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)..

Schistosoma mansoni; Mice; Reproduction; Pregnancy

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