The neurons of class ALD mediate thermotaxis in the parasitic nematode, Strongyloides stercoralis

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1115-1121

  Lopez, P Mark ^a   Boston, Ray ^a   Ashton, Francis T ^a   Schad, Gerhard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AFD neuron; Caenorhabditis elegans; Finger cell neuron; Homology; Host finding; Infectivity; Wing cell neuron

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HOST; INFECTION; LARVA; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; SENSORY NERVE CELL; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; THERMORECEPTOR; THERMOTAXIS;

ANIMALS; DOGS; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONS; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMORECEPTORS;

EID: 0033843629     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(00)00087-4     Document Type: Article

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