Strongyloides stercoralis: Oral transfer of parasitic adult worms produces infection in mice and infection with subsequent autoinfection in gerbils

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1047-1051

  Nolan, Thomas J ^a   Bhopale, Veena M ^a   Schad, Gerhard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoinfection; Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus); L3; Mice; SCID; Strongyloides stercoralis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERBIL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

GERBILLINAE; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS; MURINAE; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

EID: 0032790190     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00068-5     Document Type: Article

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