Table 2.
Number of liver granulomas and metacestodes found at necropsy in rabbits infected with eggs of T. pisiformis after 56 days post-infection.
Rabbit | Granulomas | Metacestodes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infected | Obese-Infected | Infected | Obese-Infected | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
Mean ± SD | 3.6 ± 3.4 | 0.6 ± 1.1 * | 5.8 ± 2.5 | 13.1 ± 7.3 * |
Total | 25 | 4 | 41 | 92 |
Values are expressed as mean ± SD. * Indicates differences between groups; P ≤ 0.05, T test.