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A hypothesis to account for the anterior migrations of adult Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoda) and Moniliformis dubius (Acanthocephala) in the intestine of rats

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

D. W. T. Crompton  and
P. J. Whitfield
D. W. T. Crompton
Affiliation:
The Molteno Institute, University of Cambridge
P. J. Whitfield
Affiliation:
The Molteno Institute, University of Cambridge
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The cestode, Hymenolepis diminuta, and the acanthocephalan, Moniliformis dubius, were found, by Chandler (1939) and Burlingame & Chandler (1941) respectively, to undergo an anterior migration in the intestine of rats after the establishment of the infection. More recently, these results have been confirmed by Holmes (1961, 1962) who stated that it is not unlikely that the worms select optimum sites along one or more of the many gradients known or postulated to exist along the length of the small intestine.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 58 , Issue 1 , February 1968 , pp. 227 - 229
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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