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Descriptor English: Echinostomatidae
Descriptor Spanish: Echinostomatidae
Descriptor Echinostomatidae
Scope note: Familia de gusanos (TREMATODO) caracterizados por un collar de espinas en su extremo anterior. El cuerpo es alargado y está cubierto de espinas y las dos ventosas suelen estar próximas. (Noble et al., Parasitology: the Biology of Animal Parasites, 6th ed, p183)
Descriptor Portuguese: Echinostomatidae
Descriptor French: Echinostomatidae
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.500.736.715.360
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004450
Scope note: A family of flukes (TREMATODA) characterized by a collar of spines at their anterior end. The body is elongated and is covered with spines, and the two suckers are usually close together. (Noble et al., Parasitology: the Biology of Animal Parasites, 6th ed, p183)
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: 4515
Unique ID: D004450
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1981/05/15
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Echinostomatidae - Preferred
Concept UI M0006968
Scope note A family of flukes (TREMATODA) characterized by a collar of spines at their anterior end. The body is elongated and is covered with spines, and the two suckers are usually close together. (Noble et al., Parasitology: the Biology of Animal Parasites, 6th ed, p183)
Preferred term Echinostomatidae



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