Article
Differential establishment and survival of Hymenolepis diminuta in syngeneic and outbred rat strains.
Journal of helminthology - 1 Jun 1992
Ishih A, Nishimura M, Sano M
Abstract excerpt
Experimental Hymenolepis diminuta infection was carried out in inbred strains of rats (F344/N, JAR-2, LOU/M, TM, DA and DA-bg/bg) and outbred Wistar rats. All strains became infected with this cestode, but clear strain-dependent variation in the susceptibility to H. diminuta infection was observed. Marked differences in worm persistence and worm weight were found at 6 weeks post-infection in TM and DA rats. These...
Topics
- Animals
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Host-Parasite Interactions
- Hymenolepiasis
- Hymenolepis
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Strains
