The effects of host sex and sex hormones on Trichinella spiralis Owen, 1835 and T. pseudospiralis Garkavi, 1972 in the mouse.
The intensity of Trichinella spiralis and T. pseudospiralis infections and effects of sex hormones, oestrogen (Agofollin) and testosterone (Agovirin), were studied in SPF ICR mice with respect to different sexes of the host. Males were found to be more sensitive to T. spiralis and T. pseudospiralis infections than the females. The number of larvae in the infected mice decreased after the application of the female sex hormone oestrogen to males and male sex hormone testosterone to females.
Figallová
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Institute of Parasitology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Ceské, Budĕjovice.
Prokopic
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D000818:Animals; D004804:Eosinophils; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013047:Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms; D013739:Testosterone / Q000378:metabolism*; D014234:Trichinella / Q000254:growth & development*; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000469:parasitology*
D004967:Estrogens; D013739:Testosterone