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Onchocerca volvulus

A species of nematode in the family Onchocercidae with a smooth cuticle, blunt anterior and posterior ends, and lacking lips or a buccal capsule. The… 
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Expression and Secretion of a Larval-specific Chitinase (Family 18 Glycosyl Hydrolase) by the Infective Stages of the Parasitic Nematode, Onchocerca volvulus *
A recently reported chitinase gene, expressed in the infective, third-stage (L3) larvae of the human filarial parasiteOnchocerca… 
1996
1996
Neutrophil granule proteins: evidence for the participation in the host reaction to skin microfilariae of Onchocerca volvulus after diethylcarbamazine administration
SUMMARY The participation of neutrophil granulocytes in the cellular reaction to skin microfilariae of Onchocerca volvulus was… 
1992
1992
Serological cross-reactivity between a human Ro/SS-A autoantigen (calreticulin) and the lambda Ral-1 antigen of Onchocerca volvulus.
We have cloned and sequenced a 46-kD Ro/SS-A autoantigen gene that is the human homologue of the calcium-binding protein… 
1990
1990
Developmentally regulated expression and secretion of a polymorphic antigen by Onchocerca infective-stage larvae.
1988
1988
Experimental interstitial keratitis induced by Onchocerca volvulus antigens.
To elucidate the pathogenic mechanisms involved in onchocercal sclerosing keratitis in humans, we developed a model of… 
1988
1988
The morphology of adult Onchocerca volvulus based on electron microscopy.
The fine structures of male and female O. volvulus are described. The sexual dimorphism and the age dependent modifications are… 
1988
1988
Seasonality of adult black flies and Onchocerca volvulus transmission in Guatemala.
Transmission of Onchocerca volvulus, principally by Simulium ochraceum, was studied over a 14-month period in the Atitlán region… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Studies on a filarial antigen with collagenase activity.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Isolation of living adult Onchocerca volvulus from nodules.
A technique for the isolation of adult Onchocerca volvulus from excised onchocercomata is described. The nodules are incubated in… 
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…
The migration and fate of microfilariae of a Guatemalan strain of Onchocerca volvulus in Simulium ochraceum and S. metallicum was… 
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