Research Article
Assessment of the In Vitro Antischistosomal Activities of the Extracts and Compounds from Solidago Microglossa DC (Asteraceae) and Aristolochia Cymbifera Mart. & Zucc. (Aristolochiaceae)
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Effect of Sm and Ac on tubercles of male schistosomes. Quantification was performed using confocal microscopy. Intact tubercles was measured in a 20,000 μm2 of area calculated with the Zeiss LSM Image Browser software. Praziquantel (PZQ, 2 μM) was used as reference compound. A minimum of three tegument areas of each parasite were assessed. Values are mean ± SD (bars) of ten male adult worms. and compared with untreated groups.
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