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Descriptor English:   Microfilaria 
Descriptor Spanish:   Microfilaria 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Microfilaria 
Tree Number:   B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300.470
Definition English:   The prelarval stage of Filarioidea in the blood and other tissues of mammals and birds. They are removed from these hosts by blood-sucking insects in which they metamorphose into mature larvae. 
Indexing Annotation English:   coord with specific helminth terms (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc) if pertinent; /drug eff: consider FILARICIDES
History Note English:   91(75); was see under FILARIOIDEA 1975-90 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AH anatomy & histology CH chemistry
CL classification CY cytology
DE drug effects EM embryology
EN enzymology GE genetics
GD growth & development IM immunology
IP isolation & purification ME metabolism
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity PH physiology
RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure
VI virology  
Record Number:   9030 
Unique Identifier:   D008842 

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