The effect of host lactation on the self-cure of Nippostrongylus brasiliensis in rats
- 1 August 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Parasitology
- Vol. 61 (1) , 27-33
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000040816
Abstract
The primary infection of breeding female rates with N. brasiliensis was examined as an experimental model for the study of the effect of lactation on host-parasite relationships.Self-cure was inhibited when the period of infection corresponded with lactation, and a majority of worms could persist to day 34 when lactation was prolonged. A normal self-cure occurred during pregnancy, when litters were removed at birth or when the suckling litter was reduced to 3 young.Keywords
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