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Descriptor English: Troglotrematidae
Descriptor Spanish: Troglotrematidae
Descriptor Troglotrematidae
Scope note: Familia de trematodos (TREMATODO) que suelen tener menos de 10 mm de longitud, aunque algunos sólo tienen 1 o 2 mm de largo. En general son gruesos, espinosos o escamosos, tienen un contorno oval y viven en diversos órganos y senos de pájaros y mamíferos. El género de mayor interés es el PARAGONIMUS. (Noble et al., Parasitology: the Biology of Animal Parasites, 6th ed, p. 191)
Descriptor Portuguese: Troglotrematidae
Descriptor French: Troglotrematidae
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.500.736.715.800
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014322
Scope note: A family of flukes (TREMATODA) usually under 10 mm in length, some being only 1 or 2 mm long. In general they are thick, spinous, or scaly flukes having an oval outline and living in various organs and sinuses of birds and mammals. The genus with the greatest interest is PARAGONIMUS. (From Noble et al., Parasitology: the Biology of Animal Parasites, 6th ed, p191)
Annotation: a family of trematodes; infection: coord IM with TREMATODE INFECTIONS (IM); for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH
Allowable Qualifiers: AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Trematoda (1966-1997)
Public MeSH Note: 98
History Note: 98; use explode 1982-97
DeCS ID: 14725
Unique ID: D014322
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Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1981/05/15
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Troglotrematidae - Preferred
Concept UI M0022027
Scope note A family of flukes (TREMATODA) usually under 10 mm in length, some being only 1 or 2 mm long. In general they are thick, spinous, or scaly flukes having an oval outline and living in various organs and sinuses of birds and mammals. The genus with the greatest interest is PARAGONIMUS. (From Noble et al., Parasitology: the Biology of Animal Parasites, 6th ed, p191)
Preferred term Troglotrematidae



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