Parenteral Phase
Newborn larvae, low magnification
Newborn larva, high magnification. Phase interference Nomarski optics.
Newborn larva, high magnficiation. Note stylet in oral cavity. Phase interference Nomarski optics.
Mature L1. SEM
Mature L1. Phase interference Nomarski optics.
Growth curve of the parenteral phase (L1) of Trichinella spiralis
Illustration of nurse cell-parasite complex. Drawing by John Karapelou.