Organisms

Metacercariae

Encysted cercaria which house the intermediate stages of trematode parasites in tissues of an intermediate host.

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Abstract

Encysted cercaria which house the intermediate stages of trematode parasites in tissues of an intermediate host.

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not use / embryol with reference to metacercariae

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History Note

2011

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Tree Numbers

  1. B05.500.500w.150w.500w
  2. G07.345.500w.550w.500.500w.150w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Metacercariae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058488. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058488
  2. Metacercariae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacercaria
  3. Metacercariae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3267017