"Brugia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A filarial worm of Southeast Asia, producing filariasis and elephantiasis in various mammals including man. It was formerly included in the genus WUCHERERIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D002009
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.088
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Jeffers GW, Klei TR, Enright FM, Henk WG. The granulomatous inflammatory response in jirds, Meriones unguiculatus, to Brugia pahangi: an ultrastructural and histochemical comparison of the reaction in the lymphatics and peritoneal cavity. J Parasitol. 1987 Dec; 73(6):1220-33.
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Jeffers GW, Klei TR, Enright FM. Activation of jird (Meriones unguiculatus) macrophages by the filarial parasite Brugia pahangi. Infect Immun. 1984 Jan; 43(1):43-8.