Strain-dependent differences in susceptibility of mice to experimental Angiostrongylus costaricensis infection |
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| Authors: | A I Ishii M Sano |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Parasitology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | Experimental Angiostrongylus costaricensis infection was carried out in inbred strains of mice (C57BL/6 BALB/c, DBA/2 and C3H/He). All strains became infected with this parasite. Marked differences in mortality and in worm burden were found among inbred strains of mice tested. A significant reduction was shown in worm length from mice compared to that from cotton rats. |
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