title: Hatching of second-stage larvae of Toxocara canis: a rapid method for processing large numbers of worms.
abstract: A method for hatching second-stage larvae of Toxocara canis is described. Whole adult worms are processed by centrifugation in the presence of hypochlorite which allows the grinding step to be eliminated. The technique is more rapid and a high yield is obtained.
authors.affiliation: University Division of Communicable Disease, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, UK.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Crowcroft
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Gillespie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002498:Centrifugation; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology; D014119:Toxocara / Q000502:physiology*