Observations on the Host Specificity of Hymenolepis straminea (Goeze)
The experimental infection of rodents as potential, definitive hosts with Hymenolepis straminea indicated that hamsters and field mice were susceptible to infection. By comparison, laboratory mice exhibited a significantly lowered susceptibility. Artificially induced depression of the immune respons...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The Journal of parasitology 1980-06, Vol.66 (3), p.420-423 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The experimental infection of rodents as potential, definitive hosts with Hymenolepis straminea indicated that hamsters and field mice were susceptible to infection. By comparison, laboratory mice exhibited a significantly lowered susceptibility. Artificially induced depression of the immune response enabled the parasite to be cultured in several strains of laboratory mice, and suggested that the thymus played a major role in rejection of the parasite. |
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ISSN: | 0022-3395 1937-2345 |
DOI: | 10.2307/3280741 |