High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Analysis of Neutral Lipids in the Feces of BALB/c Mice Infected withEchinostoma caproni
- 10 April 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies
- Vol. 30 (9-10) , 1437-1445
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10826070701277034
Abstract
High performance thin layer chromatography was used to determine neutral lipid profiles in the feces of BALB/c mice infected with adults of Echinostoma caproni (Trematoda). An approximate 25 worm burden per host induced changes in the neutral lipid profile of the mice at 1 to 5 weeks post infection (PI) relative to the uninfected controls. Infection caused a significant decrease (Student's t‐test, Pt‐test, P<0.05) in the free sterol fraction at 2 weeks PI relative to the uninfected controls. Neutral lipid profiles of feces may serve as an indicator of infection by intestinal trematodes in animals and humans.Keywords
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