Oral dosing of neonatal mice with sucrose reduces infection with Cryptosporidium parvum

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 952-955

  Harp, James A ^a  

^a NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOMALTOSE; SUCROSE; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; HISTOLOGY; INFECTION CONTROL; INTESTINE; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ILEUM; ISOMALTOSE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SUCROSE;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032704044     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3285834     Document Type: Article

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