title: Time-course of Giardia muris infection in male and female immunocompetent mice.
abstract: The time-course of acute Giardia muris infection was compared in male and female immunocompetent BALB/c mice that had not previously been exposed to the parasite. No sex-related difference was observed in the time-course of the infection in these mice. Sexually mature mice of both sexes excreted substantial numbers of G. muris cysts (greater than 10(4)/2 hr) over a longer period than did sexually immature mice.
authors: Cell Biology Section (151E), Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Francisco, California 94121.
authors: M F
authors: MF
authors: Heyworth
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan