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In vitro development of the strobilar stage of Mesocestoides corti
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In vitro development of the strobilar stage of Mesocestoides corti

R.C.A. Thompson, L.P. Jue Sue and S.J. Buckley
International Journal for Parasitology, Vol.12(4), pp.303-314
1982
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7519(82)90033-9
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Abstract

Sexually mature strobilated adults of Mesocestoides corti were grown consistently from undifferentiated tetrathyridia in vitro using a conventional diphasic culture system. Development (growth, strobilisation and maturation) was compared in vitro and in vivo. Although growth and strobilisation were comparable in vitro and in vivo, during the first 18 days, total length and numbers of proglottids decreased in vivo but continued to increase in vitro after day 18. Both male and female reproductive systems appeared to develop normally in vitro and self copulation was frequently observed in cultured worms. However, fully developed oncospheres were not produced in vitro.

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1 Clinical & Life Sciences
1.163 Parasitology - General
1.163.1106 Echinococcosis
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