Acid phosphatase activity in Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaria.
1976
H A Terwedow, and
R L Huff
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008842
Microfilariae
The prelarval stage of Filarioidea found in the blood and tissues of mammals, birds and intermediate hosts (vector).
Microfilaria
D001769
Blood
The body fluid that circulates in the vascular system (BLOOD VESSELS). Whole blood includes PLASMA and BLOOD CELLS.
D005368
Filariasis
Infections with nematodes of the superfamily FILARIOIDEA. The presence of living worms in the body is mainly asymptomatic but the death of adult worms leads to granulomatous inflammation and permanent fibrosis. Organisms of the genus Elaeophora infect wild elk and domestic sheep causing ischemic necrosis of the brain, blindness, and dermatosis of the face.