title: Localization of acid phosphatase in microfilariae of Loa loa and Dipetalonema perstans from Cameroun.
abstract: The histochemical pattern of acid phosphatase activity in the microfilaria of L. loa showed a diffuse red staining all over the body, with conspicuous staining of the excretory and anal vesicles, Innenkörper, amphids and phasmids. In D. perstans, the enzymatic activity was localized chiefly in four regions corresponding to the excretory and anal vesicles, amphids and phasmids of the microfilariae. A considerable loss of enzyme activity was observed in microfilariae that had been stored in a refrigerator for somedays prior to their fixation.
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism*; D002163:Cameroon; D004153:Dipetalonema / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D008117:Loa / Q000201:enzymology*; D008842:Microfilariae
chemical_list: D000135:Acid Phosphatase