title: On body size of infected mice.
abstract: Coutinho et al.'s experimental observation reveals that infected mice gain higher body weight. A theoretical analysis is given to explain the phenomenon, the result agrees remarkably well with Coutinho et al.'s experimental data (Acta Tropica 101, 2007, pp. 15-24).
authors: Modern Textile Institute, Donghua University, 1882 Yan'an Xilu Road, Shanghai 200051, China. jhhe@dhu.edu.cn
authors: Ji-Huan
authors: JH
authors: He
authors: Lu-Feng
authors: LF
authors: Mo
authors: Lan
authors: L
authors: Xu
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000254:growth & development*; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000469:parasitology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013997:Time Factors