Journal article
The effect of host adrenalectomy on the physiology of trypanosoma rhodesiense
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. A, Comparative physiology, Vol.52(4), pp.623-626
1975
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/101708
PMID: 1186
Abstract
1.
Adrenalectomized rats infected with
T. rhodesiense succumbed sooner to the infection than nonadrenalectomized infected rats as a result of an increased parasitemia.
2.
Trypanosomes isolated from adrenalectomized rats had reduced rates of glucose consumption.
3.
Decreases in total liver glycogen prior to infection of the adrenalectomized rats were observed and are related to the earlier death of the infected rat.
4.
The data is discussed with respect to the endocrine system as a regulator of trypanosome biochemistry and a possible mechanism in the pathogenesis of trypanosomiasis.
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- Title
- The effect of host adrenalectomy on the physiology of trypanosoma rhodesiense
- Creators
- Gilbert SanchezJohn F Alderete
- Publication Details
- Comparative biochemistry and physiology. A, Comparative physiology, Vol.52(4), pp.623-626
- Academic Unit
- Molecular Biosciences, School of
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V
- Identifiers
- 99900546546201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article