Gonadectomy and survival of Ancylostoma caninum (Nematoda) filariform larvae in mice.
Gonadectomy reversed the susceptibility response of male and female Swiss mice to Ancylostoma caninum infection. Orchiectomy decreased the survival of filariform larvae (p greater than 0.001 to less than 0.25), whereas ovariectomy increased it significantly (p greater than 0.001 to less than 0.01).
D000722:Ancylostoma / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D000724:Ancylostomiasis / Q000469:parasitology; D000818:Animals; D002369:Castration; D004967:Estrogens / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D012737:Sex Factors; D013739:Testosterone / Q000502:physiology
D004967:Estrogens; D013739:Testosterone