Studies on the metabolism of Hymenolepis diminuta with special reference to desoxyribonucleic acid, vitamin B12 and fat

The studies reported herein are part of an overall program devoted to the task of providing sufficient factual information for a more complete understanding of the physiology of the rat tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta, and the relationships that it has with its host. There are essentially two lines of attack that such a program may take. First, a knowledge of the basic constituents of the parasite is necessary in order to know the type of material with which one is dealing. An essential adjunct to this knowledge is an understanding of the factors, within and without the organism, that control the quantitative levels of these various constituents. A second way by which it is possible to obtain information on the physiological and chemical activities of the parasite is through experiments designed to test or assay the metabolic capabilities of the organism in terms of a particular enzyme system or a sequence of enzyme systems.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Natural Sciences

Grantor

Rice University

Year dc:date.issued

1954

Author dc:creator

• Dacres, William G.

• Physiology

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1911/18232

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.rice.edu:1911/18232