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Metallic elements in hydatid fluid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

D. Sultan Sheriff ,
F. K. Dar  and
S. A. Kidwai
D. Sultan Sheriff
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, PO Box 1451, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, Libya
F. K. Dar
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, PO Box 1451, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, Libya
S. A. Kidwai
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, PO Box 1451, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, Libya
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Inorganic elements as micronutricnts play a vital role in metabolism and in immune mechanisms (Ballerker & Prasad, 1983) and a significant role in the physiology of parasites. Their importance is shown by the harmful effects of mineral deficiencies in the host diet, particularly on gastro-intcstinal parasites (Von Brand, 1966). The presence of aluminium, cadmium, iron, manganese, nickel, sodium and tin has been shown in the corpuscles of Echinococcus granulosus which causes hydatid disease in man (Agosin, 1968). In this preliminary report, the quantities of trace elements in hydatid fluid from sheep and man are reported to show their possible importance as nutrients or as cofactors in the metabolism of the parasite.

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Research Note
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 58 , Issue 4 , December 1984 , pp. 335 - 336
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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