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Late development and fertility of adult worms derived from gamma-irradiated first-stage larvae of Angiostrongylus cantonensis

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Effects of gamma ray irradiation on the first-stage larvae of Angiostrongylus cantonensis were studied. Compared to the non-treated controls, infection of rats with third-stage larvae which developed from irradiated first-stage larvae resulted in reduced recovery rates of adults. There was also a change in the male-female adult worm ratio and a reduction in larval output per female in relation to increasing irradiation dosage. Morphological changes in the adults were noted.

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Ishii, A.I., Honda, M. & Sano, M. Late development and fertility of adult worms derived from gamma-irradiated first-stage larvae of Angiostrongylus cantonensis . Parasitol Res 73, 159–164 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00536473

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