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Hymenolepis microstoma: oncospheres invade the intestinal tissue of the definitive host

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

Kazuo Onitake ,
Junko Sasaki ,
Jørn Andreassen  and
Akira Ito
Kazuo Onitake
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990, Japan.
Junko Sasaki
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990, Japan.
Jørn Andreassen
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Institute of Population Biology, University of Copenhagen, DK 2100, Denmark.
Akira Ito
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu 500, Japan.
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Abstract

Although the normal intermediate hosts of Hymenolepis microstoma are insects, oncospheres invade the intestinal tissue of the definitive hosts, mice, within 30 min after oral egg inoculation.

Keywords

Hymenolepis microstomaoncosphere-invasiondefinitive hostmouse
Type
Research Note
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 64 , Issue 2 , June 1990 , pp. 168 - 170
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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