Organisms

Toxocara

A genus of ascarid nematodes commonly parasitic in the intestines of cats and dogs.

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A genus of ascarid nematodes commonly parasitic in the intestines of cats and dogs.

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  • Toxocaras

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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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a genus of nematodes common in cat & dog intestine but TOXOCARA CANIS is available; do not confuse with TOXASCARIS, also a nematode genus; infection = TOXOCARIASIS (not to be confused with TOXASCARIASIS); for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Toxocara. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014119. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014119
  2. Toxocara. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2883021