Late development and fertility of adult worms derived from gamma-irradiated first-stage larvae of Angiostrongylus cantonensis.
Effects of gamma ray irradiation on the first-stage larvae of Angiostrongylus cantonensis were studied. Compared to the non-treated controls, infection of rats with third-stage larvae which developed from irradiated first-stage larvae resulted in reduced recovery rates of adults. There was also a change in the male-female adult worm ratio and a reduction in larval output per female in relation to increasing irradiation dosage. Morphological changes in the adults were noted.
D000801:Angiostrongylus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D000818:Animals; D001700:Biomphalaria; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005720:Gamma Rays; D007814:Larva; D008168:Lung / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008681:Metastrongyloidea / Q000528:radiation effects*; D051381:Rats