Biomphalaria glabrata: EXPOSURE TO DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF CALCIUM CARBONATE INFLUENCING GROWTH, SEXUAL MATURATION AND PEARL’S FORMATION
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https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v40i4.16763Keywords:
Biomphalaria glabrata, Pearls, Calcium carbonate, Schistosomiasis, Planorbidae.Abstract
Calcium plays a fundamental role in the life of snails, by regulating different process such as motility, growth, and cell division. Calcium directly influences the shell growth, fecundity, oviposition, mortality, internal metabolism and homeostasis. The aim of this work was to describe the pearl formation in Biomphalaria glabrata exposed to different amounts of calcium carbonate in laboratory conditions. The pearls were observed in the digestive gland and gut in the exposed group given 20 and 60 mg/L after 45 days. The results show that the snails produce pearls as a reservoir of calcium carbonate before reaching sexual maturity.Downloads
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2012-01-02
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MAGALHÃES, A. C. da S.; AUGUSTO, R. de C.; MELLO-SILVA, C. C. Biomphalaria glabrata: EXPOSURE TO DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF CALCIUM CARBONATE INFLUENCING GROWTH, SEXUAL MATURATION AND PEARL’S FORMATION. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 40, n. 4, p. 341–347, 2012. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v40i4.16763. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/16763. Acesso em: 5 jul. 2024.
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