Study on the course of Cryptosporidium baileyi infection in chickens treated with interleukin-1 or indomethacin.

The effects exerted by human recombinant interleukin-1 beta (hrIL-1 beta) and the prostaglandin inhibitor indomethacin on the course of Cryptosporidium baileyi infection in chickens were studied. Daily oocyst shedding was monitored by a quantitative method throughout the experiment. Humoral immune response to C.

[Intranuclear development of the macrogametes of the coccidian, Tyzzeria parvula].

The fine structure of macrogametes of a goose coccidium Tyzzeria parvula has been studied, intranuclear localization of these being discovered. Unlike other coccidia, macrogametes of T. parvula display only one type of wall-forming bodies.

[Ultrastructure of goose intestinal epithelial cells infected with Eimeria kotlani].

The ultrastructure of goose intestinal epithelial cells infected with various stages of E. kotlani has been described. No changes in the ultrastructure of the nucleus and cytoplasm were detected in cells, containing asexual stages.