title: Ancylostoma ceylanicum (Looss, 1911) in golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus): pathogenicity and humoral immune response to a primary infection.
abstract: The response of hamsters to Ancylostoma ceylanicum was studied between days 13 and 200 after infection. The infected hamsters showed signs of anaemia, particularly between the 13th and 60th days. A significant loss in body-weight in the infected animals was also observed during this period. Serological studies with agar gel-diffusion, counterimmunoelectrophoresis and indirect haemagglutination tests revealed positive reactions between the 20th and 60th days followed by a negative response in the latent period between the 60th and 200th days of infection, counterimmunoelectrophoresis test remained positive for a period of 150 days in this experimental model.
mesh_terms: D000724:Ancylostomiasis / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006224:Cricetinae; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D006454:Hemoglobins