Fig. 5

T. spiralis adult worm incubated in RPMI-1640 medium containing ALB (25 μg/ml) for 48 h showing: a focal destruction in the cuticle (arrowhead) and flattened cuticular annulations (arrow) (× 1500), b widened hypodermal glands’ openings (× 1000). T. spiralis adult worm incubated in RPMI-1640 medium containing ALB (50 μg/ml) for 48 h showing (c): prominent sloughing of wide areas of the cuticle (arrowhead) (× 500), large cauliflower mass (arrow) and multiple blebs (× 5000)