Descriptor in English: | Dirofilaria |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Dirofilaria |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Dirofilaria |
Descriptor in French: | Dirofilaria |
Entry term(s): |
Dirofilarias |
Tree number(s): |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.230 |
Scope note: | A genus of filarial nematodes. Various immature species have been found to infect the eyes or subcutaneous tissue in humans. |
Annotation: | infection = DIROFILARIASIS; coord with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc) if pertinent; /drug eff: consider FILARICIDES |
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 |
Online Note: | search FILARIOIDEA 1966-74 |
History Note: | 91(75); was see under FILARIOIDEA 1975-90 |
DeCS UI: | 4242 |
Descriptor UI: | D004182 |
Date Established: | 1991/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2017/07/11 |
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ORGANISMS
Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota
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Dirofilaria
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Concept UI |
M0006552 |
Scope note | A genus of filarial nematodes. Various immature species have been found to infect the eyes or subcutaneous tissue in humans. |
Preferred term | Dirofilaria |
Entry term(s) |
Dirofilarias |
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