Science · 1961 · 59 citations · 4 references
Schistosoma MansoniParasitic DiseaseParasitic ProtozoaPathogenesisImmunologyRadiated CercariaePathologyNonradiated CercariaeSchistosomiasisToxicologyMedicineCobalt-60 RadiationParasitology
Preliminary experiments indicate that mice inoculated with cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni that have been exposed to cobalt-60 radiation in the range of 2500 to 3000 rep develop immunity to reinfection with nonradiated cercariae.
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