A simple technique for photographing living microfilariae of Onchocerca volvulus in the anterior chamber of the eye.
1977
B Thylefors
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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
D009854
Onchocerca
A genus of parasitic nematodes whose organisms live and breed in skin and subcutaneous tissues. Onchocercal microfilariae may also be found in the urine, blood, or sputum.
Onchocercas
D010781
Photography
Method of making images on a sensitized surface by exposure to light or other radiant energy.
Photographies
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000867
Anterior Chamber
The space in the eye, filled with aqueous humor, bounded anteriorly by the cornea and a small portion of the sclera and posteriorly by a small portion of the ciliary body, the iris, and that part of the crystalline lens which presents through the pupil. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed, p109)
June 1991,
Tropical medicine and parasitology : official organ of Deutsche Tropenmedizinische Gesellschaft and of Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ),