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miracidium [‚mī·rə′sid·ē·əm] (invertebrate zoology) The ciliated first larva of a digenetic trematode; forms a sporocyst after penetrating intermediate host tissues. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In the digestive tract of the snail, the eggs hatch and become miracidia that go through several developmental stages and multiply asexually into thousands of tailed, tree-swimming cercariae. Because the lifetime of both cercaria and miracidia is less than a day, and the time step of the model for simulation purposes is 1 day, these relationships are algebraic. Resistance could be confirmed through infection and treatment of rodents with isolates from uncured patients or by a simple test measuring the response of miracidia to praziquantel (7). |
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