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Descriptor English: Heterophyidae
Descriptor Spanish: Heterophyidae
Descriptor Heterophyidae
Entry term(s) Heterophyes
Metagonimus
Scope note: Familia de trematodos intestinales de la clase Trematoda que se encuentran en animales y en el hombre. Algunos de los géneros son Heterophyes, Metagonimus, Cryptocotyle, Stellantchasmus, y Euryhelmis.
Descriptor Portuguese: Heterophyidae
Descriptor French: Heterophyidae
Entry term(s): Fluke, Yokogawa's
Heterophyes
Metagonimus
Metagonimus yokogawai
Yokogawa's Fluke
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.500.736.715.465
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006578
Scope note: A family of intestinal flukes of the class Trematoda which occurs in animals and man. Some of the genera are Heterophyes, Metagonimus, Cryptocotyle, Stellantchasmus, and Euryhelmis.
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 (1966-1981)
Public MeSH Note: 82; HETEROPHYES was see under TREMATODA 1963-81; METAGONIMUS was heading 1963-81
Online Note: use HETEROPHYIDAE to search HETEROPHYES 1975-81 & METAGONIMUS 1966-81; use TREMATODA to search HETEROPHYES 1966-74
History Note: 82; HETEROPHYES was see under TREMATODA 1963-81; METAGONIMUS was heading 1963-81
DeCS ID: 6736
Unique ID: D006578
NLM Classification: QX 353
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1982/01/01
Date of Entry: 1981/05/15
Revision Date: 2016/01/20
Heterophyidae - Preferred
Concept UI M0010298
Scope note A family of intestinal flukes of the class Trematoda which occurs in animals and man. Some of the genera are Heterophyes, Metagonimus, Cryptocotyle, Stellantchasmus, and Euryhelmis.
Preferred term Heterophyidae
Metagonimus yokogawai - Narrower
Concept UI M0010300
Preferred term Metagonimus yokogawai
Entry term(s) Fluke, Yokogawa's
Yokogawa's Fluke
Metagonimus - Narrower
Concept UI M0010299
Preferred term Metagonimus
Heterophyes - Narrower
Concept UI M0010297
Preferred term Heterophyes



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