PMID: 3754367Jan 1, 1986Paper

Experimental toxocariasis and hyperactivity in mice

Zeitschrift Für Parasitenkunde
J HayA T Kendall

Abstract

An observational study using videorecordings and computer-assisted data analysis was undertaken in order to investigate the behaviour of mice infected with larvae of Toxocara canis. The findings indicated that the infection had a marked effect on five readily and reliably differentiable categories of murine behaviour. A marked increase in the number of shorter bouts of each of the five behaviours was also associated with the infection. These results support previous findings and further suggest that T. canis infection affects the way in which mice respond to their environment. In particular the infection appears to be associated with hyperactivity in mice. Possible causes of such behavioural abnormalities as well as implications of these findings for clinical studies concerned with relationships between T. canis infection and hyperactivity in children are discussed.

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Jan 1, 1987·Physiology & Behavior·L J DraskiP J Donovick
Aug 1, 1987·Environmental Health Perspectives·P J Donovick, R G Burright
Jul 31, 2014·Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo·Flávia Motta CorrêaSergio Vieira dos Santos
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