"Brugia" 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.
A filarial worm of Southeast Asia, producing filariasis and elephantiasis in various mammals including man. It was formerly included in the genus WUCHERERIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D002009
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.088
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brugia" by people in Profiles.
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Rajan TV, Nelson FK, Shultz LD, Koller BH, Greiner DL. CD8+ T lymphocytes are not required for murine resistance to human filarial parasites. J Parasitol. 1992 Aug; 78(4):744-6.
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Nelson FK, Greiner DL, Shultz LD, Rajan TV. The immunodeficient scid mouse as a model for human lymphatic filariasis. J Exp Med. 1991 Mar 01; 173(3):659-63.