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Tissue Distribution of Collagenase and LAP in S. cervia. |
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| Relative Staining Intensity |
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| Tissues |
Collagenase |
Leucine Aminopeptidase (LAP) |
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| Epiuticle |
++++ |
++++ |
| Cuticle |
++++ |
-/+ |
| Syncytial hypodermis |
++++ |
+ |
| Longitudinal muscle layers |
++ |
++++ |
| Endodermis |
+++ |
++++ |
| Intestine |
+++ |
++++ |
| Ovary growth zone |
++ |
NS |
| Ovary germinal zone |
++ |
++ |
| Uterine wall |
+++ |
++++ |
| Eggs |
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| (a) Immature |
- |
++ |
| (b) Mature |
+++ |
+++ |
| Embryo |
+++ |
+++ |
| Microfilariae (mf) |
++ |
++++ |
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a++++: Strongly positive; +++: Positive; +++: Moderately positive; ++: Positive; + or +/-: Faintly positive: -: Negative; NS: Not Studied | ||
Pokharel et al. Filaria Journal 2006 5:7 doi:10.1186/1475-2883-5-7 |
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