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. 2020 Dec 1;120(1):209–221. doi: 10.1007/s00436-020-06968-x

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Ultrastructural analysis of surface modifications in adult male and female S. mansoni after incubation in human serum. a Scanning electron microscopy (SEM; 2500x) with details of tegument structure (10,000×) and b transmission electron microscopy (TEM; 7100×) of the medial posterior portion of adult male (male_single, male_pair) and female (female_single, female_pair) S. mansoni after 0.5-h incubation in NHS and NHSi. Presence of tegumental ridges (R), tubercles (TU), spines (S), sensory papillae (SP), blebs (B), circular musculature (CM), longitudinal musculature (LM), cytoplasmic bridge (CB), membranous body (MB), vesicles (V), and pits of the outer surface (arrows) are indicated. Representative pictures out of five adult worms per group. Conspicuous areas as a result of NHS treatment encircled in green