The enhancement of tetrathyridial proliferation of Mesocestoides corti in mice by B.C.G.

Thompson, R.C.A. and Penhale, W.J. (1978) The enhancement of tetrathyridial proliferation of Mesocestoides corti in mice by B.C.G. Zeitschrift fur Parasitenkunde, 56 (2). pp. 195-203.

Abstract

The effects of different doses of B.C.G. given at various periods before infection, on the development of tetrathyridia ofMesocestoides corti was studied. B.C.G. administration was found to exert a complex influence uponM. corti infection in mice. Either enhancement or inhibition of parasite proliferation may occur, depending upon dosage level and the time interval between B.C.G. administration and parasite challenge.