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Table 1 Effect of initial size of EL3 on the subsequent development to AL3 in mice

From: Growth and development of Gnathostoma spinigerum (Nematoda: Gnathostomatidae) larvae in Mesocyclops aspericornis (Cyclopoida: Cyclopidae)

 

Small EL3

Large EL3

P value

AL3

   

   Recovery (No./mouse)

5.67 ± 1.21

5.50 ± 1.04

>0.05

   Length (μm)

3863.22 ± 365.39

3773.32 ± 458.64

>0.05

   Width (μm)

330.40 ± 27.83

331.11 ± 25.90

>0.05

  1. EL3: early 3rd stage larvae, AL3: advanced 3rd stage larvae