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

Table 6 Statistical analysis of adult D. immitis weight of worms recovered from ferrets

Treatment	Animal ID	Average worm weight (mg) on Day 133
Treatment	Animal ID	Male	Female	Total
T01—FCmf	C79	24.8	42.7	32.2
T01—FCmf	C88	22.0	33.3	29.6
T02—CPmf	C61	19.1	28.1	24.1
T02—CPmf	C64	17.5	22.6	19.8
P-value T01:T02 (two-tailed Student’s t-test)		0.0818	0.1342	0.0843

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