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A simple method for the oral transfer of Moniliformis moniliformis (Acanthocephala) between rats

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

R. C. Stoddart  and
D. W. T. Crompton
R. C. Stoddart
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland
D. W. T. Crompton
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland
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Abstract

A technique is described whereby young adult Moniliformis moniliformis, aged up to 7 days, can be transferred via the oral route from one rat to another. The method is dependent on giving the recipient rats a dose of Cimetidine (0·25 ml/250 g body weight of a solution containing 950 mg/ml) 1 h before transfer. Cimetidine functions as an H2-receptor antagonist and gastric acid secretion in the rat is inhibited temporarily. The technique does not appear to interfere with the reproductive biology of the parasite.

Keywords

Moniliformis moniliformistransfer techniqueratCimetidine
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 62 , Issue 1 , March 1988 , pp. 91 - 94
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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