"Fasciola hepatica" 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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A species of helminth commonly called the sheep liver fluke. It occurs in the biliary passages, liver, and gallbladder during various stages of development. Snails and aquatic vegetation are the intermediate hosts. Occasionally seen in man, it is most common in sheep and cattle.
Descriptor ID |
D005210
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MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.736.715.408.380.420
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Concept/Terms |
Fasciola hepatica- Fasciola hepatica
- Fasciola hepaticas
- hepatica, Fasciola
- Liver Fluke
- Fluke, Liver
- Flukes, Liver
- Liver Flukes
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2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fasciola hepatica" by people in Profiles.
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Suppression of thymosin ?10 increases cell migration and metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma. BMC Cancer. 2013 Sep 23; 13:430.
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Inflammatory response to liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini in mice depends on host master coregulator MTA1, a marker for parasite-induced cholangiocarcinoma in humans. Hepatology. 2011 Oct; 54(4):1388-97.
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Cyclophilin A enhances cell proliferation and tumor growth of liver fluke-associated cholangiocarcinoma. Mol Cancer. 2011 Aug 26; 10:102.
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Clinical challenges and images in GI. Fasciola hepatica infection and Von Hippel-Lindau disease type 1 with pancreatic and renal involvement. Gastroenterology. 2007 Jan; 132(1):15-6, 467-8.