January 2016

Morphometric and quantitative analysis of the intestine of Rattus rattus infected by Strongyloides spp.

Strongyloidiasis is caused by Strogyloides spp., which occurs when the parasite reaches the intestines. It is estimated that more than 370 million people throughout the world are infected with this disease. The aim of this study was to analyze the morphometric alterations and variation in the count of goblet cells of the jejunum of sinantropic rodents infected by Strongyloides spp., and to compare with non-infected...

Author(s): Adriana Valéria Batista, Ranulfo Piau Jr., Daniela Dib Gonçalves, Gabriel Coelho Gimenes, Fabiane Antiquera Ferreira, Edson Gerônimo, Wellington Henrique Bessi, Brenda Romite, Eduardo Herrera Dias and Valdeci Messa