Doctor Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 How microfilariae know when it's night?I read that it's hard to detect those due to their night activity. But, considering that they're hiding in out body, how do they know when it's night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 I wonder if I can find answer anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringJunky Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 (edited) The kind of search terms you want to use is 'microfilarial periodicity'. You could also add 'mechanism' to the search string. I found this: QuoteThe periodicity of microfilariae, which was first reported by Manson l881 [1] in China, has long been one of the research subjects that parasitologists are interested in. It is universally accepted that the periodicity of microfilariae, or the circadian rhythm of microfilariae, is due to the periodic migration of microfilariae betweenthe peripheral blood and the lung capillaries, that is, in the case of Wuchereria bancrofti in Japan, micro- filariae were found in the finger-prick blood at night but not daytime, when they were confined to the lungs (nocturnal periodicity). http://www.ncbi.nlm....les/PMC3153149/ Edited August 15, 2014 by StringJunky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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