Article
Small intestinal injury in a neonatal rat model of giardiasis is strain dependent.
Gastroenterology - 1 Sept 1995
Cevallos A, Carnaby S, James M, Farthing J G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The factors that determine the severity of giardiasis are poorly understood. Host factors are important, but parasite virulence may also play a role. The aim of this study was to compare the apparent virulence of three genotypically different Giardia isolates (PO1, VNB3, and WB). METHODS: Infection rates, parasite loads, structural damage, disaccharidase activity, and water and electrolyte...
Topics
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Chi-Square Distribution
- DNA Fingerprinting
- Disaccharidases
- Disease Models, Animal
- Genotype
- Giardia lamblia
- Giardiasis
- Hydrolysis
- Intestinal Absorption