Dirofilaria immitis
"Dirofilaria immitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A filarial parasite primarily of dogs but occurring also in foxes, wolves, and humans. The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes.
| Descriptor ID |
D004183
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.230.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Dirofilaria immitis- Dirofilaria immitis
- Dirofilaria immitides
- immitis, Dirofilaria
- Dog Heartworm
- Dog Heartworms
- Heartworm, Dog
- Heartworms, Dog
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dirofilaria immitis" by people in Profiles.
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Shea C, Richer J, Tzertzinis G, Maina CV. An EcR homolog from the filarial parasite, Dirofilaria immitis requires a ligand-activated partner for transactivation. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2010 Jun; 171(2):55-63.
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Richer JK, Hunt WG, Sakanari JA, Grieve RB. Dirofilaria immitis: effect of fluoromethyl ketone cysteine protease inhibitors on the third- to fourth-stage molt. Exp Parasitol. 1993 May; 76(3):221-31.
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Richer JK, Sakanari JA, Frank GR, Grieve RB. Dirofilaria immitis: proteases produced by third- and fourth-stage larvae. Exp Parasitol. 1992 Sep; 75(2):213-22.