Behavioral responses of miracidia of Schistosoma mansoni and other trematodes to substances emitted by snails.
1970
E Chernin
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D000818
Animals
Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.
Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001522
Behavior, Animal
The observable response an animal makes to any situation.
Autotomy Animal,Animal Behavior,Animal Behaviors
D012547
Schistosoma
A genus of trematode flukes belonging to the family Schistosomatidae. There are over a dozen species. These parasites are found in man and other mammals. Snails are the intermediate hosts.
Bilharzia,Bilharzias,Schistosomas
D012908
Snails
Marine, freshwater, or terrestrial mollusks of the class Gastropoda. Most have an enclosing spiral shell, and several genera harbor parasites pathogenic to man.
Snail
D014020
Tissue Extracts
Preparations made from animal tissues or organs (ANIMAL STRUCTURES). They usually contain many components, any one of which may be pharmacologically or physiologically active. Tissue extracts may contain specific, but uncharacterized factors or proteins with specific actions.