1998
Schistosoma mansoni infection and nutritional status in schoolchildren: a randomized, double-blind trial in northeastern Brazil 1 2 3
Assis A, Barreto M, Prado M, Reis M, Parraga I, Blanton R. Schistosoma mansoni infection and nutritional status in schoolchildren: a randomized, double-blind trial in northeastern Brazil 1 2 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 1998, 68: 1247-1253. PMID: 9846854, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/68.6.1247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexNutritional statusMidarm circumferenceMansoni infectionMass indexSchistosome infectionChronic S. mansoni infectionDouble-blind trialDouble-blind fashionSchistosoma mansoni infectionS. mansoni infectionTriceps skinfold thicknessArm muscle areaPlacebo groupBrazilian schoolchildrenAnthropometric measurementsAnthropometric measuresSkinfold thicknessRate of improvementUntreated boysInfectionMuscle areaSignificant differencesSignificant increaseShort-term growth
1986
Stage and species specificity of antigens encoded by two geographic strains of Schistosoma mansoni mRNA.
Blanton R, Horowitz S, Reis M, Rottman F, Andrade Z, Mahmoud A. Stage and species specificity of antigens encoded by two geographic strains of Schistosoma mansoni mRNA. Journal Of Parasitology 1986, 72: 445-53. PMID: 3091803, DOI: 10.2307/3281685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, HelminthBrazilCross ReactionsHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMolecular WeightProtein BiosynthesisPuerto RicoRNA, MessengerSchistosoma haematobiumSchistosoma japonicumSchistosoma mansoniSchistosomiasis haematobiaSchistosomiasis japonicaSchistosomiasis mansoniSpecies SpecificityConceptsS. mansoniImmune human seraAntigen of MrGroup of antigensAdult worm mRNAAntigenic poolSchistosome infectionIntensity of infectionSchistosoma haematobiumIndividual seraAntigenAntigenic specificityAntigenic differencesSerumSchistosoma japonicumCross-reactive proteinEgg countsBrazilian parasitesInfectionMansoniMolecular weight proteinsHuman serumDifferent geographic strainsSpecies specificityHigh molecular weight proteins