Effects of Echinostoma caproni infection on the neutral lipid content of the intestinal mucosa of ICR mice.
Thin-layer chromatography was used to examine the effects of adult Echinostoma caproni infection on the intestinal mucosa of ICR mice. At 2 weeks postinfection the mucosa of infected mice showed a marked elevation of the free fatty acid fraction compared to that of the uninfected controls. The most abundant neutral lipid fraction of the adult worms was free sterol.
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Department of Biology, Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D004451:Echinostomiasis / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000737:chemistry*; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis*; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D013261:Sterols / Q000032:analysis
D008055:Lipids; D013261:Sterols