Susceptibility and morbidity between male and female Swiss mice infected with Angiostrongylus costaricensis.

Mentz, Márcia B; Dallegrave, Eliane; Graeff-Teixeira, Carlos

Mentz, Márcia B; Dallegrave, Eliane; Graeff-Teixeira, Carlos.

Afiliación

Mentz MB; Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo ; 52(5): 267-8, 2010.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21049231

RESUMEN

The gender of vertebrate hosts may affect the outcome of parasitic infections. An experimental murine infection with Angiostrongylus costaricensis was followed with determinations of body weight, fecal larval elimination, number and length of adult worms, number of macroscopic intestinal lesions, and mortality. Groups of male and female Swiss mice were infected with 10 3(rd)-stage A. costaricensis larvae per animal. The results indicate there are no significant differences related to gender of the host, except for higher length of worms developed in male mice.

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Angiostrongylus/patogenicidad; Heces/parasitología; Infecciones por Strongylida/parasitología; Angiostrongylus/crecimiento & desarrollo; Angiostrongylus/parasitología; Animales; Femenino; Interacciones Huésped-Parásitos; Masculino; Ratones; Factores Sexuales

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Infecciones por Strongylida / Heces / Angiostrongylus Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo Año: 2010 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Brasil

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