"Coccidia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A subclass of protozoans commonly parasitic in the epithelial cells of the intestinal tract but also found in the liver and other organs. Its organisms are found in both vertebrates and higher invertebrates and comprise two orders: EIMERIIDA and EUCOCCIDIIDA.
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D003044
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.043.075.189
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Coccidia" by people in Profiles.
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Gastrointestinal nematodes depress food intake in naturally infected reindeer. Parasitology. 1996 Feb; 112 ( Pt 2):213-9.