Litomosoides carinii

Franz, M. and Andrews, P. (1986) Fine structure of adult Litomosoides carinii (Nematoda Filarioidea). Zeitschrift fiir Parasitenkunde 72, 537-547. 

Litomosoides carinii of cotton rats, Sigmodon hispidus... 

Following the discovery of DEC, a series of 1,4-disubstituted piperazines (5) were synthesized, many of which showed moderate to good antifilarial activity. The noteworthy active analogues of DEC belonging to this class are 6 [13]. When tested against Litomosoides carinii infection in cotton rats, l-isobutoxycarbonyl-4-methylpiperazine (6) caused 91% reduction of microfilariae in blood at an intraperi-toneal dose of 3 mg/kg during 5 days and also killed 100% of the microfilariae and... 

Davies, K. P. and Kohler. P. (1990) The role of amino acids in the energy generating pathways of Litomosoides carinii. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 41 115-124. 

T. colubriformis, N. brasiliensis and Litomosoides carinii (167). In C. elegans, formaldehyde-induced fluorescence (FIF) revealed eight dopaminergic sensory neurons in A. suum, only four of these sensory neurons show unequivocal DA-like FIF (183). Tyrosine hydroxylase and aromatic amino acid decarboxylase activity are found in C. elegans. 

Mellanby, H. (1955) The identification and estimation of acetylcholine in three parasitic nematodes, Ascaris lumbricoides, Litomosoides carinii, and the microfilariae of Dirofilaria repens. Parasitology 45 287-294. 

Ascaridia galli, 37°C Ascaris lumbricoides, large, 37°C A. lumbricoides, small, 37°C A. lumbricoides (male), 37°C A. lumbricoides (female), 37°C Heterakis spumosa, 38°C Litomosoides carinii, 37.5°C... 

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