ASCARIS TEXANA.A NOTE ON A HITHERTO UNDESCRIBED ASCARIS PARASITIC IN THE HUMAN INTESTINE.

A Hitherto Undescribed Infective Disease in Rangoon

Ascaris suum

The nucleotide sequences of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) molecules of two nematodes, Caenorhabditis elegans [13,794 nucleotide pairs (ntp)], and Ascaris suum (14,284 ntp) are presented and compared. Each molecule contains the genes for two ribosomal RNAs (+rRNA and 1-rRNA), 22 transfer RNAs (tRNAs) and 12 proteins, all of which are transcribed in the same direction. The protein genes are the s...

Ascaris Lumbricoides

The pharmacology of cholinoceptors on the somatic muscle cells of the parasitic nematode Ascaris suum.

1. Acetylcholine (ACh) elicited depolarization and an increase in input conductance of the somatic muscle cells of the parasitic nematode Ascaris suum. 2. The relative potency of nicotinic and muscarinic agents was studied in this preparation. The order of potency of these compounds was metahydroxy-phenylpropyltrimethylammonium (HPPT) greater than 1.1 dimethyl-4-phenylpiperazinium (DMPP) greate...

Ascaris lumbricoides: a case report.

This is a case presentation of a multiple trauma patient who was infested with Ascaris lumbricoides, a roundworm. The infestation was undiagnosed until after extubation. Intraoperative anesthesia was uneventful and the patient was discharged 7 days after admission.