Authors
Citation
Tj. Nolan et al., CRYOPRESERVATION OF HUMAN HOOKWORMS, The Journal of parasitology, 80(4), 1994, pp. 648-650
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology
Journal title
ISSN journal
00223395
Volume
80
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
648 - 650
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3395(1994)80:4<648:COHH>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
First-stage larvae (L1) of the human hookworms Ancylostoma duodenale a
nd Necator americanus were frozen over liquid nitrogen after a 1-hr in
cubation in a cryoprotectant (10% DMSO and 10% dextran). Thawed larvae
developed to the infective third stage (L3) on agar plates. In the ca
se of A. duodenale, the larvae were infective to dogs. The infectivity
of N. americanus L3 was not tested.