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Sparganum

Known as: Larvae, Plerocercoid, Plerocercoid Larvae, Sparganums 
The larval form of the diphyllobothriid tapeworms of the genus DIPHYLLOBOTHRIUM and SPIROMETRA. Fish-eating mammals and man are the final hosts.
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2016
2016
Molecular identification of Spirometra spp. (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae) in some wild animals from Brazil.
Review
2011
Review
2011
Human sparganosis in Thailand: an overview.
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Serodiagnosis of experimental sparganum infections of mice and human sparganosis by ELISA using ES antigens of Spirometra mansoni spargana
We conducted a study of serodiagnosis of experimental sparganum infections of mice and human sparganosis by enzyme-linked… 
2007
2007
Intraspecific variation of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei and phylogenetic relationship between Spirometra and Diphyllobothrium inferred from mitochondrial CO1 gene sequences.
Review
2004
Review
2004
Intestinal adaptation in short-bowel syndrome
After massive resection of the small intestine the remannt mucosa has an important capacity to enlarge the absorptive surface for… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Delay of puberty onset in females due to suppression of growth hormone.
To determine whether suppression of GH and/or PRL in the presence of normal growth rates would affect the timing of puberty onset… 
Review
1968
Review
1968
Occurrence and pathology of Ligula intestinalis infections in British fishes.
Infection of British freshwater fishes with the plerocercoid larva of Ligula intestinalis is most widespread and common in the… 
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1954
Highly Cited
1954
Studies on tapeworm physiology. VII. Fertilization of Schistocephalus solidus in vitro.
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1947
Highly Cited
1947
Studies on tapeworm physiology
The plerocercoid larvae of the pseudophyllidean cestode Ligula intestinalie have been removed from the body-cavity of the roach… 
1947
1947
THE PHYSIOLOGY OF TAPEWORMS
1. Cestodes have a high carbohydrate content in the form of glycogen which is stored mainly in the parenchyma. The proportion of… 
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