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Fig. 10

From: Assessment of tegumental damage to Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium after in vitro exposure to ferrocenyl, ruthenocenyl and benzyl derivatives of oxamniquine using scanning electron microscopy

Fig. 10

Adult S. haematobium exposed to 100 μM Bn-OXA for 48 h. a Male showing creases of the tegument and the circular disposition of the body before dying. b, c Dorsal mid-part of male’s tegument showing the extensive distribution of blebs, vesicles and mild sloughing off. d Head of a female showing extensive erosion of the oral sucker and extensive deformity of the ventral sucker. Abbreviations: B, blebs; C, creases; OS/VS, oral/ventral sucker; SFA, spine free apex; V, vesicles. Scale-bars: a, 600 μm; b, 10 μm; c, d, 50 μm

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