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| Falkowski,G.J.S.; Sandri,P.F.; Tiyo,R.; Aleixo,D.L.; Araújo,S.M.. |
| The effectiveness of clinical parameters in the evaluation of Trypanosoma cruzi infection was analyzed in male Swiss mice at 8 weeks old Animals were divided into HG (healthy) and IG (1400 trypomastigotes, intraperitoneally, Y strain - Trypanosoma cruzi). Quantitative and qualitative parameters were evaluated in non-consecutive days in the period, from 7th-11th and 15th-18th days of infection. There were significant differences (P<0.05) between both groups in both periods regarding water consumption, abdominal circumference and weight. The second group presented differences in amount of excreta, body temperature, move-up and mortality. There was no difference (P>0.05) between the groups in food consumption, exploration of self-cleaning and skin... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Clinical analysis; Chagas disease; Experimental infection; Mice; Trypanosoma cruzi. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352012000600020 |
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