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Ascaris suum

Known as: Ascaris suums, suum, Ascaris 
A species of parasitic nematode usually found in domestic pigs and a few other animals. Human infection can also occur, presumably as result of… 
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Prevalence and risk factors associated with intestinal parasites in pigs in Chongqing, China.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Modulation of murine experimental asthma by Ascaris suum components
Background We have recently isolated two distinct components from Ascaris suum adult worms with different effects on the immune… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Pyrophosphatase of the Roundworm Ascaris suum Plays an Essential Role in the Worm's Molting and Development
ABSTRACT Previous studies indicated that inorganic pyrophosphatase of Ascaris suum (AsPPase) plays an important role in larval… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
2.5 A resolution crystal structure of the motile major sperm protein (MSP) of Ascaris suum.
We have determined the structure of the Ascaris major sperm protein (MSP) to 2.5 A resolution using X-ray crystallography. The… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The action of serotonin and the nematode neuropeptide KSAYMRFamide on the pharyngeal muscle of the parasitic nematode, Ascaris suum
SUMMARY The pharyngeal component of the enteric nervous system of the parasitic nematode, Ascaris suum exhibits immunoreactivity… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
A nematode FMRFamide-like peptide, SDPNFLRFamide (PF1), relaxes the dorsal muscle strip preparation of Ascaris suum
SUMMARY PF1 (SDPNFLRFamide) is a FMRFamide-like peptide extracted from the free-living nematode Panagrellus redivivus. Here we… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Biochemistry of the nematode cuticle: relevance to parasitic nematodes of livestock.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Immunocytochemical demonstration of neuropeptides in the central nervous system of the roundworm, Ascaris suum (Nematoda: Ascaroidea)
SUMMARY The localization and distribution of neuropeptides in the central nervous system of the pig roundworm, Ascaris suum, have… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
N-terminal amino acid sequence identity between a major allergen of Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum, and MHC-restricted IgE responses to it.
A protein allergen of the parasitic nematode Ascaris has been purified to homogeneity by immunoaffinity chromatography. It is the… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Homology and heterology between the secreted antigens of the parasitic larval stages of Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum.
The materials released in vitro by the tissue-parasitic larval stages of the large roundworm of man, Ascaris lumbricoides, were… 
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