Microfilariae

"Microfilariae" 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.

MeSH information

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The prelarval stage of Filarioidea found in the blood and tissues of mammals, birds and intermediate hosts (vector).

Descriptor ID	D008842
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.470 B05.525
Concept/Terms	Microfilariae Microfilariae Microfilaria

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Microfilariae".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Helminths [B01.050.500.500]
Nematoda [B01.050.500.500.294]
Chromadorea [B01.050.500.500.294.400]
Spirurida [B01.050.500.500.294.400.937]
Filarioidea [B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463]
Microfilariae [B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.470]
Organism Forms [B05]
Microfilariae [B05.525]

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