Fig. 3From: Gastropod-derived haemocyte extracellular traps entrap metastrongyloid larval stages of Angiostrongylus vasorum, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Troglostrongylus brevior ETs formed by gastropod haemocytes after the confrontation with Angiostrongylus vasorum L1. Scanning electron microscopy analysis revealed InEPTs being formed by haemocytes of A. fulica co-cultured with L1 showing different types of InEPTs a two larvae entrapped by a chain of InEPTs and haemocytes, b spread InEPTs (sprInEPTs, arrows), c diffused InEPTs (diffInEPTs, arrows), d haemocytes (arrows) forming aggregated InEPTs (aggInEPTs)Back to article page