Haematopoiesis is a process that is responsible for generating sufficient numbers of blood
cells in the circulation and in tissues. It is central to maintenance of homeostasis within an …

This review summarizes the research progress made over the past decade in the field of
gastropod immunity resulting from investigations of the interaction between the snail …

Abstract Background The Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis is an ecologically
and economically relevant edible marine bivalve, highly invasive and resilient to biotic and …

Biomphalaria snails are instrumental in transmission of the human blood fluke Schistosoma
mansoni. With the World Health Organization's goal to eliminate schistosomiasis as a global …

Mass drug administration with praziquantel is the mainstay of programs for the control of
schistosomiasis morbidity. However, there is a growing recognition that treatment alone will …

Background Biomphalaria pfeifferi is the world's most widely distributed and commonly
implicated vector snail species for the causative agent of human intestinal schistosomiasis …

Schistosomiasis, a devastating disease caused by parasitic flatworms of the genus
Schistosoma, affects over 260 million people worldwide especially in tropical and sub …

Technical limitations have hindered comprehensive studies of highly variable immune
response molecules that are thought to have evolved due to pathogen-mediated selection …

This review reexamines the results obtained in recent decades regarding the compatibility
polymorphism between the snail, Biomphalaria glabrata, and the pathogen, Schistosoma …

Immunologists, perhaps understandably, most often concentrate on the human immune
system, an anthropocentric focus that has resulted in a dearth of information about the …