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Schistosoma mansoni: A chemoattractive factor released by males and its receptor in females

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Chemoattraction between developing (23- to 28-day-old) and adult (10- to 12-week-old)Schistosoma mansoni males and females has been described previously. We report here on in vitro attraction of mature worms to released products of worms of the opposite sex. In the absence of a stimulus worms migrated randomly and did not show any preference in their orientation. Males were not significantly attracted to released products of females. Females exhibited greatest attraction to released products of males, and some attraction to the lipid fraction of released products of males. The aqueous fraction of male-released products slightly repelled females. Prior exposure to released products of males rendered females unresponsive to subsequent exposure, suggesting receptor saturation. These findings have important potential implicatons for the control of schistosomiasis by intercepting attraction and mating between males and females.

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  1. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, State University of New York, Health Science Center, 11203, Brooklyn, New York, USA

    M. A. Haseeb & L. K. Eveland

  2. Department of Microbiology, California State University, 90840, Long Beach, California, USA

    M. A. Haseeb & L. K. Eveland

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Haseeb, M.A., Eveland, L.K. Schistosoma mansoni: A chemoattractive factor released by males and its receptor in females. Experientia 47, 970–974 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01929895

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