Antiparasitic Effects of Asteraceae Species Extracts on Echinococcus granulosus s.s

Figure 5

Images at the light microscope of E. granulosus (s.s.) cysts treated in vitro with 50 μg/mL and 100 μg/mL of S. aristata extract. Observe (a) the typical morphology of the untreated cyst, (b) the loss of turgidity, and (c) the collapse of the germinal layer.

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