Abstract
The diagnosis of canine heartworm infection is based upon the presence of circulating Dirofilaria immitis microfilariae or on techniques for the detection of serum antibodies or antigens. In the first of these, discrimination between D. immitis, D. repens and Acanthocheilonema dracunculoides microfilariae is based upon the acid phosphatase histochemical stain. In this paper, we propose an alternative technique for histochemical staining using a commercial kit test of naphthol-AS-OL (Leucognost-SP). This offers the advantages of speed and simplicity as compared to the standard Barka procedure.
MeSH terms
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Acid Phosphatase / analysis
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Animals
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Dipetalonema / classification*
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Dipetalonema / enzymology
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Dipetalonema Infections / diagnosis
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Dipetalonema Infections / veterinary*
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Dirofilaria / classification*
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Dirofilaria / enzymology
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Dirofilaria immitis / classification*
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Dirofilaria immitis / enzymology
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Dirofilariasis / diagnosis*
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Dog Diseases / diagnosis*
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Dog Diseases / parasitology
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Dogs
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Histocytochemistry / methods
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Histocytochemistry / veterinary
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Microfilariae / classification
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Microfilariae / enzymology
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Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / veterinary
Substances
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Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
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Acid Phosphatase