IONOTROPIC RECEPTORS IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE TENTACLE OF THE FRESHWATER SNAIL BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA, AN INTERMEDIATE HOST OF SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI.

Ionotropic Receptors Identified within the Tentacle of the Freshwater Snail Biomphalaria glabrata, an Intermediate Host of Schistosoma mansoni.

Biomphalaria glabrata (B.glabrata) is an air-breathing aquatic mollusc found in freshwater habitats across the Western Hemisphere.It is most well-known for its recognized capacity to act as a major intermediate host for Schistosoma mansoni, the human blood fluke parasite.Ionotropic receptors (IRs), a variant family of the ionotropic glutamate recep

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