Table 1. Dose-response curves of testosterone (T4) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) effects on the motility and viability of cysticerci of Taenia crassiceps ORF strain.
T 4 dose (nM) | Viability (%) | DHT dose (nM) | Viability (%) |
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0 | 100 ± 0 | 0 | 100 ± 0 |
0.5 | 100 ± 0 | 0.5 | 100 ± 0 |
1.0 | 100 ± 0 | 1.0 | 85 ± 0 |
2.0 | 75 ± 12† | 2.0 | 70 ± 0† |
4.0 | 50 ± 7† | 4.0 | 40 ± 11† |
8 | 10 ± 0† | 8 | 0 ± 1† |
16 | 0 ± 0† | 16 | 0 ± 0† |
Data represents mean ± SD from 6 experiments with six wells by dose, and 10 cisticerci by well. The media and hormones were changed every other day, and cysticerci were in culture a total of 10 days.
† P< 0.05,
†† P< 0.01 of statistical significance.