Organisms

Fasciola hepatica

A species of helminth commonly called the sheep liver fluke. It occurs in the biliary passages, liver, and gallbladder during various stages of development. Snails and aquatic vegetation are the intermediate hosts. Occasionally seen in man, it is most common in sheep and cattle.

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Abstract

A species of helminth commonly called the sheep liver fluke. It occurs in the biliary passages, liver, and gallbladder during various stages of development. Snails and aquatic vegetation are the intermediate hosts. Occasionally seen in man, it is most common in sheep and cattle.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Liver Fluke
  • Fasciola hepaticas
  • Fluke, Liver
  • Flukes, Liver
  • Liver Flukes
  • hepatica, Fasciola

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Aspects Covered

19 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection = FASCIOLIASIS & do not bother to coord with FASCIOLA HEPATICA unless particularly discussed (index IM); for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.500w.736w.715w.408w.380w.420w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fasciola hepatica. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005210. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005210
  2. Fasciola hepatica. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasciola_hepatica
  3. Fasciola hepatica. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q334149