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Pancreatic secretion is the migratory cue for Hymenolepis diminuta in rat small intestine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

C. H. Cho
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Abstract

Pylorus and bile-duct restrictions did not prevent the anteriad migration of Hymenolepis diminuta in rat small intestine after food feeding. However, migration was inhibited when the common bile-duct was occluded. The results indicate that pancreatic secretion is the migratory cue for Hymenolepis diminuta in rats.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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