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Echinococcus multilocularis: Single hepatic lesion experimentally established without metastasis in rats.
Abstract We herein describe the establishment of single hepatic lesions of Echinococcus multilocularis in rats. A 3mm incision was made on the liver with a surgical knife, and one small round vesicle of E. multilocularis (between 1×1mm and <2×2mm in diameter) was transplanted into the incision and covered with absorbable hemostat gauze. The presence and growth of the transplanted vesicle was monitored for 12weeks using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Hepatic lesions, the metacestode of this parasite were confirmed in 12 of 17 infected rats (70.6%) by MRI and macroscopic examinations. The average size of the...
Source: Experimental Parasitology - July 31, 2013 Category: Parasitology Authors: Yamashita M, Imagawa T, Nakaya K, Sako Y, Okamoto Y, Tsuka T, Osaki T, Okamoto M, Ito A Tags: Exp Parasitol Source Type: research