Chemotactic behaviour of Strongyloides stercoralis infective larvae on a sodium chloride gradient

Parasitology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 189-197

  Forbes, W M ^a   Ashton, F T ^a   Boston, R ^a   Schad, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotaxis; Infective larvae; Nematode; Sodium chloride gradient; Strongyloides stercoralis

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BIOASSAY; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; IMMOBILIZATION; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SENSORY RECEPTOR; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHEMOTAXIS; LARVA; LOCOMOTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

NEMATODA; STRONGYLOIDES; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

EID: 0042856246     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182003003433     Document Type: Article

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