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In vitro acetylcholinesterase secretion by male or female Heligmosomoides polygyrus. 1989

S Mallet

Station de Pathologie Aviaire, Unité d'Helminthologie, INRA Tours-Nouzilly, Monnaie, France.

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) secreted in vitro by adult male and female Heligmosomoides polygyrus were assayed over a 4-day period using a micro-method. The rate of AChE secretion by 1, 2 or 4 worms was approximately linear, and three times higher for male worms than for female worms.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008832	Microchemistry	The development and use of techniques and equipment to study or perform chemical reactions, with small quantities of materials, frequently less than a milligram or a milliliter.
D009351	Nematospiroides dubius	A species of intestinal nematode parasites which occur most commonly in mice. Infection is by ingesting larvae. This particular species is used extensively in immunological research.	Heligmosomoides polygyrus
D003124	Colorimetry	Any technique by which an unknown color is evaluated in terms of standard colors. The technique may be visual, photoelectric, or indirect by means of spectrophotometry. It is used in chemistry and physics. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
D005260	Female		Females
D006369	Heligmosomatoidea	A superfamily of parasitic nematodes which were formerly considered a part of TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDEA. It includes the following genera: Heligmosomum, NEMATOSPIROIDES, and NIPPOSTRONGYLUS. The hosts are rodents.	Heligmosomatoideas
D000110	Acetylcholinesterase	An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ACETYLCHOLINE to CHOLINE and acetate. In the CNS, this enzyme plays a role in the function of peripheral neuromuscular junctions. EC 3.1.1.7.	Acetylcholine Hydrolase,Acetylthiocholinesterase,Hydrolase, Acetylcholine
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia