Strongyloides stercoralis: Amphidial neuron pair ASJ triggers significant resumption of development by infective larvae under host-mimicking in vitro conditions

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 92-97

  Ashton, Francis T ^a   Zhu, Xiaodong ^a   Boston, Ray ^b   Lok, James B ^a   Schad, Gerhard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancylostoma caninum; Caenorhabditis elegans; Haemonchus contortus; Lamellar cell neuron (ALD); Laser microbeam ablation; Nematode; Parasite; Strongyloides stercoralis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GLUTATHIONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HOST; IN VITRO STUDY; LARVA; LASER MICROBEAM MICRODISSECTION; NEMATODIASIS; NERVE CELL; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LARVA; LASER SURGERY; NEURONS; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; PRIMATES; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

EID: 33751169134     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2006.08.010     Document Type: Article

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