Skip to search form
Skip to main content
Skip to account menu
Semantic Scholar
Semantic Scholar's Logo
Search 237,159,864 papers from all fields of science
Search
Sign In
Create Free Account
Microfilaria
Known as:
Microfilariae
, filariform larva
The prelarval stage of Filarioidea found in the blood and tissues of mammals, birds and intermediate hosts (vector).
National Institutes of Health
Create Alert
Alert
Related topics
Related topics
4 relations
Broader (1)
Filarioidea
Microbiological
aspects of radiation effects
physiological aspects
Papers overview
Semantic Scholar uses AI to extract papers important to this topic.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Proteolytic cleavage of IgG and other protein substrates by Dirofilaria immitis microfilarial enzymes.
W. K. Tamashiro
,
M. Rao
,
A. Scott
Journal of Parasitology
1987
Corpus ID: 32216355
Proteases were detected in aqueous extracts of Dirofilaria immitis microfilariae. Enzymes within the extract were capable of…
Expand
1978
1978
A simple technique to assess the total number of Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae in skin snips.
H. Schulz‐key
Tropenmedizin und Parasitologie
1978
Corpus ID: 12463558
A technique for the assessment of the total number of microfilariae in skin snips from onchocerciasis patients is described. For…
Expand
1978
1978
Dipetalonema viteae in hamsters: effect of antiserum or immunization with parasite extracts on production of microfilariae
A. Haque
,
M. Lefebvre
,
B. Ogilvie
,
A. Capron
Parasitology
1978
Corpus ID: 10483928
Summary After hamsters have been infected with Dipetalonema viteae for about 4 months, microfilariae disappear from the…
Expand
1976
1976
Effects of diethylcarbamazine on ocular onchocerciasis.
J. Anderson
,
H. Fuglsang
,
T. F. de C Marshall
Tropenmedizin und Parasitologie
1976
Corpus ID: 29321692
A single 10-14 day course of diethylcarbamazine (DEC) was given under betamethazone cover to 18 patients (Group A) with ocular…
Expand
1976
1976
Studies with Brugia pahangi. 14. Intrauterine development of the microfilaria and a comparison with other filarial species
R. Rogers
,
D. Ellis
,
D. Denham
Journal of Helminthology
1976
Corpus ID: 322458
ABSTRACT The intrauterine development of Brugia pahangi embryos was followed from after fertilization to birth, using light and…
Expand
1975
1975
The fate and migration of microfilariae of a Guatemalan strain of Onchocerca volvulus in Simulium ochraceum and S. metallicum, and the role of the buccopharyngeal armature in the destruction of…
M. S. Omar
,
R. Garms
Tropenmedizin und Parasitologie
1975
Corpus ID: 24587890
The migration and fate of microfilariae of a Guatemalan strain of Onchocerca volvulus in Simulium ochraceum and S. metallicum was…
Expand
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
A comparison of the lesions produced in the cornea of the rabbit eye by microfilariae of the forest and Sudan-savanna strains of Onchocerca volvulus from Cameroon. I. The clinical picture.
B. Duke
,
J. Anderson
Zeitschrift fur Tropenmedizin und Parasitologie
1972
Corpus ID: 29114571
1968
1968
Ultrastructural changes in Litomosoides carinii microfilariae in gerbils treated with diethylcarbamazine.
J. Schardein
,
J. Lucas
,
C. Dickerson
Journal of Parasitology
1968
Corpus ID: 38443681
Ultrastructural changes in Litomosoides carinii microfilariae in the liver of gerbils following treatment with diethylcarbamazine…
Expand
1964
1964
STUDIES ON FACTORS INFLUENCING THE TRANSMISSION OF ONCHOCERCIASIS. III. OBSERVATIONS ON THE EFFECT OF THE PERITROPNIC MEMBRANE IN LIMITING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS MICROFILARIAE IN…
B. Duke
,
D. J. Lewis
Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
1964
Corpus ID: 44716402
1961
1961
Dipetalonema witei, filarial parasite of the jird, Meriones libycus. II. The reproductive system, gametogenesis and development of the microfilaria.
A. Terry
,
R. Terry
,
M. Worms
Journal of Parasitology
1961
Corpus ID: 32413646
The filarial parasite Dipetalonema witei is found naturally infecting the Libyan jird Meriones libycus; the adult worms live in…
Expand