Susceptibility of mast cell-deficient W/Wv mice to Cryptosporidium parvum.
Mast cell-deficient W/Wv infant mice were similar to normal mice in their susceptibility to and recovery from infection with the intestinal protozoan Cryptosporidium parvum. W/Wv adult mice were significantly more susceptible to primary infection than were normal adult mice, but both groups recovered at a similar rate.
Harp
J A
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National Animal Disease Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa 50010.
Moon
H W
HW
D000818:Animals; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D007082:Ileum / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL