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Content of some microelements in chickens with ascaridiasis under combined drug treatment

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The content of zinc, cobalt, and selenium in the intenstinal wall of Leghorn chickens infected withAscaridia galli was determined by nondestructive neutron-activation analysis. A comparison was made between the infected animals that were treated with Piperathrine and those that were given microelements or those that did not receive microelements. Age-dependent changes were found in the content of the microelements in the control groups. It is concluded that zinc, cobalt, and selenium are unevenly distributed in the intestinal tissues, with a dominating density of selenium occurring in the epithelial layer of the intestinal mucosa.

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  1. Institute of Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Department of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Trakia Blvd., 1784, Sofia, Bulgaria

    A. Damyanova & S. Teodorova

  2. Central Laboratory for Helminthology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 25, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

    M. Gabrashanska

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Damyanova, A., Teodorova, S. & Gabrashanska, M. Content of some microelements in chickens with ascaridiasis under combined drug treatment. Parasitol Res 81, 549–552 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00932020

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