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MeSH Heading: Microfilariae
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.470; B05.525
Unique ID: D008842
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008842
Annotation: coordinate with specific helminth terms (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc.) if pertinent
Scope Note: The prelarval stage of Filarioidea found in the blood and tissues of mammals, birds and intermediate hosts (vector).
Entry Term(s): Microfilaria
NLM Classification #: QX 301
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under FILARIOIDEA 1975-90
Online Note: search FILARIOIDEA 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under FILARIOIDEA 1975-90
Date Introduced: 1991/01/01
Last Updated: 2020/09/02

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Microfilariae MeSH Descriptor Data 2026