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Descriptor English: Toxocara canis
Descriptor Spanish: Toxocara canis
Descriptor Toxocara canis
Scope note: Especie de nematodo parásito que se encuentra en el intestino de los perros. Las larvas que migran producen lesiones en el encéfalo, el hígado, los ojos, los riñones y los pulmones. En los seres humanos, estas larvas no siguen los patrones normales y pueden producir LARVA MIGRANS VISCERAL.
Descriptor Portuguese: Toxocara canis
Descriptor French: Toxocara canis
Entry term(s): Toxocara cani
canis, Toxocara
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.500.294.400.500.100.780.225
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017166
Scope note: A species of parasitic nematode found in the intestine of dogs. Lesions in the brain, liver, eye, kidney, and lung are caused by migrating larvae. In humans, these larvae do not follow normal patterns and may produce visceral larva migrans (LARVA MIGRANS, VISCERAL).
Annotation: a species of nematode found in the dog intestine; infection: coord IM with TOXOCARIASIS (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: Toxocara (1966-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 93
History Note: 93
DeCS ID: 30473
Unique ID: D017166
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Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/22
Revision Date: 2017/07/12
Toxocara canis - Preferred
Concept UI M0026067
Scope note A species of parasitic nematode found in the intestine of dogs. Lesions in the brain, liver, eye, kidney, and lung are caused by migrating larvae. In humans, these larvae do not follow normal patterns and may produce visceral larva migrans (LARVA MIGRANS, VISCERAL).
Preferred term Toxocara canis
Entry term(s) Toxocara cani
canis, Toxocara



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