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Table 4 Adult D. immitis length of intact worms recovered from ferrets on Days 113 and 133

From: Cryogenic preservation of Dirofilaria immitis microfilariae, reactivation and completion of the life-cycle in the mosquito and vertebrate hosts

 

Worm length (cm)a

T01—FCmf

T02—CPmf

C63b

C79

C88

C83b

C61

C64

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

 

8

9.5

10

13.5

13

17.5

8.5

8.3

11

16

11.8

12.5

8.5

10.5

11

14

11.1

13.5

7.5

10

10.1

13

11.4

13

9

11.5

11

14.1

12.1

12.5

8.5

8.5

11.1

14.9

10

10.5

8.5

9

11.1

13.8

11.8

17.1

8

9.2

11.6

13.7

11.4

13.7

9.2

9.5

10.8

14.5

12

17.5

  

10.4

13.8

9.3

13.5

8

 

9.7

13.1

12.6

17.6

  

10.6

15.2

  

9

 

9.9

12.5

 

16.2

  

11.1

14.1

  
  

9.5

  

17.7

  

9.8

14.2

  
  

9.2

  

16.4

   

13.4

  
  

10

  

14.3

   

14.8

  
     

17.1

      
     

14.5

      

n

7

5

10

7

6

12

4

4

8

10

5

5

Mean

8.6

10.0

10.2

13.6

12.1

16.0

8.1

9.0

10.7

14.3

10.8

12.6

SD

0.49

1.00

0.70

0.67

0.66

1.81

0.48

0.77

0.60

0.91

1.07

1.28

  1. aWorms that were intact after dissection from the heart were measured in centimeters and averaged for each animal
  2. bAnimals C63 (T01) and C83 (T02) were necropsied on Day 113. All other animals were necropsied on Day 133
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