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Roles for stem cells in schistosome asexual amplification and adult tissue homeostasis. (a) The germinal cells in the mother sporocyst are capable of giving rise to the daughter sporocysts, and germinal cells in the daughter sporocyst are capable of giving rise to more daughter sporocysts as well as infective cercariae. (b) The adult neoblasts are capable of self-renewing and giving rise to endodermal (intestinal), mesodermal (muscle), and ectodermal (tegumental) lineages.
