"Taenia solium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Species of tapeworm in the genus TAENIA, that infects swine. It is acquired by humans through the ingestion of cured or undercooked pork.
| Descriptor ID |
D041201
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.736.215.895.775
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| Concept/Terms |
Taenia solium- Taenia solium
- Taenia soliums
- soliums, Taenia
- Tapeworm, Pork
- Pork Tapeworm
- Pork Tapeworms
- Tapeworms, Pork
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Taenia solium" by people in Profiles.
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Saito EK, Mehta B, Wang F, Nakamoto B, McMurtray AM. Headaches More Common among Epilepsy Sufferers with Neurocysticercosis than Other Structural Brain Lesions. Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2017 06; 76(6):152-155.
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Alvarez JI, Krishnamurthy J, Teale JM. Doxycycline treatment decreases morbidity and mortality of murine neurocysticercosis: evidence for reduction of apoptosis and matrix metalloproteinase activity. Am J Pathol. 2009 Aug; 175(2):685-95.
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Obreg?n-Henao A, Londo?o DP, G?mez DI, Trujillo J, Teale JM, Restrepo BI. In situ detection of antigenic glycoproteins in Taenia solium metacestodes. J Parasitol. 2003 Aug; 89(4):726-32.
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Villota GE, Gomez DI, Volcy M, Franco AF, Cardona EA, Isaza R, Sanz?n F, Teale JM, Restrepo BI. Similar diagnostic performance for neurocysticercosis of three glycoprotein preparations from Taenia solium metacestodes. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2003 Mar; 68(3):276-80.
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Haslam SM, Restrepo BI, Obreg?n-Henao A, Teale JM, Morris HR, Dell A. Structural characterization of the N-linked glycans from Taenia solium metacestodes. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2003 Jan; 126(1):103-7.