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. 1991 Feb;59(2):718–720. doi: 10.1128/iai.59.2.718-720.1991

Susceptibility of mast cell-deficient W/Wv mice to Cryptosporidium parvum.

J A Harp 1, H W Moon 1
PMCID: PMC257819  PMID: 1987087

Abstract

Mast cell-deficient W/Wv infant mice were similar to normal mice in their susceptibility to and recovery from infection with the intestinal protozoan Cryptosporidium parvum. W/Wv adult mice were significantly more susceptible to primary infection than were normal adult mice, but both groups recovered at a similar rate.

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