Excretory secretory antigens of filarial parasite Setaria digitata
Thilagavathy, A.H.; Prabha, B.; Raj, R.K.
Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 28(3): 291-292
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5189 PMID: 2365423 Document Number: 359947
Excretory Secretory (ES) material isolated from the culture fluid of about 20 adult S. digitata was highly antigenic. Neither oesophagus nor excretory cells and excretory pore of the parasite showed reasonable fluorescence with ES antisera. However, the uterine tissue and the ovum showed strong fluorescence. The ovum showed fluorescence mainly in the space between the embryo and the ovum membrane (amniotic fluid). The amniotic fluid was highly antigenic and appears to be the most important source of ES material released by the filarial parasites.