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. 2014 Oct 14;9(10):e110002. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110002

Figure 4. Effect of curative SmSWP treatment on mucosal damage as seen during colonoscopy.

Figure 4

Representative pictures of colonoscopy at week 6 for: (A), a CONTROL mouse with a normal vascular pattern and smooth transparent mucosa; (B), a COLITIS mouse with spread loose stool, thickening of the colon wall and reduced transparency of the mucosa; (C), a COLITIS+curSmSWP mouse with a more transparent mucosa, almost normal branched blood vessel structures and loose but still shaped stool. Abbreviations: cur: curative; SmSWP: Schistosoma mansoni soluble worm proteins.