Further Studies on the Differences in Susceptibility of Four Strains of Inbred Mice to Infection with Schistosoma Japonicum
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This study was conducted to investigate the susceptibility of 4 strains (AKR, CF#l, C3H/He and KK) of inbred mice to infection with Schistosoma japonicum. The worm recovery was highest in KK strain (50%), followed by C3H/He (42%) , AKR (42%) and CF #1(38 %) respectively. The worm burden of the females of strain KK was significantly higher than that of the males. The worm maturity was highest in AKR strain (98.1%) and lowest (89.9%) in the KK strain.
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