Stress and parasitism. IV. Cold stress and Entamoeba |
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| Authors: | G A Noble |
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| Affiliation: | 1. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, People''s Republic of China;2. School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People''s Republic of China;3. WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases, Shanghai, People''s Republic of China;4. National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People''s Republic of China;5. Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, People''s Republic of China;1. Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt;2. Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt;1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia;2. Department of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia;3. School of Natural Sciences (SNS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12 Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan |
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| Abstract: | Fifty ground squirrels were subjected to the stress of lowered night temperature for three consecutive nights. The average number of Entamoeba per milliliter of cecal fluid per 100 gm of squirrel body weight was 2162, whereas the number of amebas in 40 field control animals averaged 1133. The result proved highly significant when evaluated statistically. Amebas in control animals placed in a warm cage increased in number to 1728 per ml per 100 gm of body weight. This increase was not statistically significant. Changing the diet of stressed squirrels did not appreciably alter the results. |
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