News Photos
Caption:
Visible in this 1:1.2 ratio view of a preserved tapeworm, individual reproductive
segments of living tapeworms continue to mature and produce infective eggs
as the parasite grows in length. This rat tapeworm can grow to an average
length of 6 to 10 inches, while human tapeworms may be 10 feet in length.
Research by John Oaks, professor of comparative bioscience in the School
of Veterinary Medicine, and emeritus professor of the School of Pharmacy,
Paul Bass have identified certain biochemicals used by these organisms to
survive in the intestinal track that may be helpful in increasing drug uptake
from the human's digestive system by slowing passage of drugs through the
intestine.
Photo by: Jeff Miller
Date: February 2003
High-resolution 300 DPI JPEG
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