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The development of surface of Schistosoma haematobium in the mammalian host was studied by scanning electron microscopy, beginning with lung stages obtained at 7 days, and at various intervals thereafter to completion of development. The major changes observed were similar to those previously seen in Schistosoma mansoni.
Accepted for publication June 21, 1980.
Address reprint requests to: Dr. Marietta Voge, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90024.
* From Research Project MF 51.524.009.0027 BF 61, Naval Medical Research and Development Command, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland. The opinions and assertions contained herein are the private ones of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Navy or the naval service at large. The experiments reported herein were conducted according to the principles enunciated in "Guide for Laboratory Animal Facilities and Care" prepared by the Committee on the Guide for Laboratory Animal Resources, National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council.
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