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Larval distribution of Toxocara canis in BALB/c mice at nine weeks and one year post-inoculation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

R. Bardón ,
C. Cuéllar  and
J.L. Guillén
R. Bardón
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Complutense University, 28040-Madrid, Spain
C. Cuéllar
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Complutense University, 28040-Madrid, Spain
J.L. Guillén
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Complutense University, 28040-Madrid, Spain
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Abstract

The migratory route of Toxocara canis in the mouse includes two phases: a hepato-pulmonary phase and a myotropic-neurotropic phase. A study was made of the migratory behaviour of larvae one year post-inoculation (p.i.) comparing the results to those obtained at the end of an initial experiment (day 63 p.i.). The larval distribution per organ was already definitive at 9 weeks p.i. The total parasitic load showed a reduction when the experiment was prolonged for one year.

Type
Research Note
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 68 , Issue 4 , December 1994 , pp. 359 - 360
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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