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Effect of high doses of gamma-irradiation on growth of Hymenolepis diminuta

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

P. R. Christie  and
R. Moqbel
P. R. Christie
Affiliation:
Wellcome Laboratories for Experimental Parasitology, University of Glasgow, Bearsden Road, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 1QH
R. Moqbel
Affiliation:
Wellcome Laboratories for Experimental Parasitology, University of Glasgow, Bearsden Road, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 1QH
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Irradiation-attenuated helminth parasites have been used in protection against homologous challenge (reviewed by Cox, 1978). The exact dose of irradiation required to attenuate without loss of immunogenicity varies between different species; determination of the dosage and difinition of the effects of irradiation is therefore a vital preliminary step.

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Research Note
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 54 , Issue 4 , December 1980 , pp. 267 - 269
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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