Research Article

A Study of the Granulomatous Responses Induced by Different Strains of Schistosoma mansoni

Table 2

Number of pulmonary granulomas recorded, with the mean and standard deviation values from the different groups of mice, which were euthanized after 1, 8, 15, and 34 days.

Groups DaysNumber of observationsMean area ( m2)Standard deviation

I1813908.439210297.1036
83514455.59748873.95994
151230432.24111432.0316
343617290.67868834.70254

II1813558.7594 10318.3571
81715336.7856 5982.09941
15179571.12058 4399.63715
342714944.4057 5278.07681

III11320343.30656016.07255
83538047.426416323.5628
151445384.290321215.4849
345328413.45259918.21986

IV13122506.97059944.37182
81525709.975415222.4076
153729895.011210174.3078
342230799.179615791.2374