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Gonadectomy and survival ofAncylostoma caninum (Nematoda) filariform larvae in mice

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Gonadectomy reversed the susceptibility response of male and female Swiss mice toAncylostoma caninum infection. Orchiectomy decreased the survival of filariform larvae (p>0.001 to <0.25), whereas ovariectomy increased it significantly (p>0.001 to <0.01).

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  1. Endocrinology Unit, School of Studies in Zoology, Vikram University, 456010, Ujjain, India

    Ismail Bhai & A. K. Pandey

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We wish to acknowledge our gratitude to the late Professor H. Swarup for valuable suggestions, to Professor G.N. Johri for laboratory facilities, and to the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, for financial support in the form of a Junior Research Fellowship to I. B.

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Bhai, I., Pandey, A.K. Gonadectomy and survival ofAncylostoma caninum (Nematoda) filariform larvae in mice. Experientia 38, 278–279 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01945112

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