Larval recovery of Toxocara canis in organs and tissues of experimentally infected Rattus norvegicus

The aim of this note was to record for the first time the recovery of Toxocara canis larvae from tissues and organs of Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769), Wistar strain, until the 60th day after experimental infection. Rats were orally infected with embryonated T. canis eggs, killed on days 3, 5,...

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Main Authors: Susana Z Lescano, Maísa L Queiroz, Pedro P Chieffi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2004-10-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000600016