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Title: In vitro radiolabel uptake viability assay for Onchocerca microfilariae

Journal Article · · J. Parasitol.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/3282952· OSTI ID:6172154

A radiolabel uptake viability assay for Onchocerca cervicalis using (/sup 3/H)2-deoxy-D-glucose in Hanks' balanced salt solution, pH 7.5, at 30 C is described and compared to the traditional visual motility assay. A correlation of r = 0.92 between the assays was found, with the radiolabel uptake method apparently a more sensitive indicator of microfilarial viability.

Research Organization:
Medical Univ. of South Carolina, Charleston (USA)
OSTI ID:
6172154
Journal Information:
J. Parasitol.; (United States), Vol. 75:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English