Endoreplication in the ovary, testis, and intestine of strongyloides sterocalis
J Parasitol
; 80(6): 905-10, Dec. 1994.
Article
in English
| MedCarib
| ID: med-5326
Responsible library:
JM3.1
Localization: JM9.1; QL757.AIJ6
ABSTRACT
During development of the free-living adults of the human parasitic nematode Strongyloides stercoralis, cells in certain tissues grow by endoreplication in which rounds of DNA replication occur without cell or nuclear division. The DNA content of individual nuclei was measured by microdensitometry of Feulgenstained preparations. In females, some ovarian cells have up to 800 times the haploid DNA content (800C). In males, some cells of the testis have up to 100C. Intestinal cells in both sexes have up to 16C, whereas most other somatic cells have 2C (AU)
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Helminthiasis
Database:
MedCarib
Main subject:
Strongyloides stercoralis
/
DNA, Helminth
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DNA Replication
Limits:
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
Country/Region as subject:
English Caribbean
/
Jamaica
Language:
English
Journal:
J Parasitol
Year:
1994
Document type:
Article