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P F Basch

Publications and source records attributed to P F Basch.

At least 55 records · Page 3Linked to original sources
PubMed1976

Acute myocardial infarction in an American traveler in China.

While traveling in a rural province of the People's Republic of China, an American scientist had an acute myocardial infarction that was complicated by ventricular tachycardia and congestive heart failure. Medical personnel were rapidly mobilized, and an improvised coronary care unit was created around the patient. He survived due to the organization, training, and skill of the Chinese medical staff.

Acute Disease↗
PubMed1975

Histochemical demonstration of acetylcholinesterase in sporocysts of Schistosoma mansoni (Trematoda).

The distribution of acetylcholinesterase in mother and daughter sporocysts of Schistosoma mansoni was studied histochemically. In young mother sporocysts derived from miracidia cultured in vitro the miracidial neural mass and flame cells were shown to persist. The nerve trunks and commissures, as well as papillae, are apparently lost in the transformation process. In young daughter sporocysts freshly dissected from mother sporocysts there was little enzyme activity except for a sparse distribution in the tegument. After cultivation, intense enzyme activity was associated with developing cercarial embryos. A similar distribution of activity was observed in older daughter sporocysts obtained from the digestive gland of snails. No evidence of flame cells, neural mass, or commissures was detected in daughter sporocysts by the methods employed.

Acetylcholinesterase↗
PubMed1975

Introduced schistosomiasis. Evaluation as a public health hazard.

Schistosomiasis was found in many agricultural workers from Yemen who are residing in the San Joaquin Valley, and a study was done to evaluate the public health hazard of this imported disease. If the necessary intermediate hosts are present, a local focus of infection could be established. Numerous Biomphalaria obstructa snails collected in the vicinity of the Avenue 82 irrigation canal near Oasis, Riverside County, showed no evidence of natural schistosome infection. Laboratory-reared offspring of these snails were exposed to miracidia of Schistosoma mansoni originating from Yemen immigrants and to miracidia from a standard laboratory strain of Puerto Rican origin obtained from the National Institutes of Health. All exposures of California B. obstructa were made with a laboratory stock of highly susceptible B. glabrata snails also obtained from NIH as controls. Although miracidia penetrated California snails no evidence of infection was detected whereas the B. glabrata controls showed normal, mature infections with numerous cercariae.There appears little likelihood that B. obstructa can serve as intermediate host for schistosomiasis.

Biomphalaria↗