"Dirofilaria immitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A filarial parasite primarily of dogs but occurring also in foxes, wolves, and humans. The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes.
| Descriptor ID |
D004183
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.230.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Dirofilaria immitis- Dirofilaria immitis
- Dirofilaria immitides
- immitis, Dirofilaria
- Dog Heartworm
- Dog Heartworms
- Heartworm, Dog
- Heartworms, Dog
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dirofilaria immitis" by people in Profiles.
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Hess JA, Eberhard ML, Segura-Lepe M, Grundner-Culemann K, Kracher B, Shryock J, Harrington J, Abraham D. A rodent model for Dirofilaria immitis, canine heartworm: parasite growth, development, and drug sensitivity in NSG mice. Sci Rep. 2023 01 18; 13(1):976.
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Abraham D, Grieve RB. Passive transfer of protective immunity to larval Dirofilaria immitis from dogs to BALB/c mice. J Parasitol. 1991 Apr; 77(2):254-7.
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Abraham D, Grieve RB. Genetic control of murine immune responses to larval Dirofilaria immitis. J Parasitol. 1990 Aug; 76(4):523-8.
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Abraham D, Grieve RB, Oaks JA. Dirofilaria immitis: molting process of third-stage larvae. Exp Parasitol. 1990 Apr; 70(3):314-22.
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Mok M, Grieve RB, Abraham D, Rudin W. Solubilization of epicuticular antigen from Dirofilaria immitis third-stage larvae. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 1988 Nov; 31(2):173-82.
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Grieve RB, Abraham D, Mika-Grieve M, Seibert BP. Induction of protective immunity in dogs to infection with Dirofilaria immitis using chemically-abbreviated infections. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1988 Oct; 39(4):373-9.
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Abraham D, Grieve RB, Mika-Grieve M. Dirofilaria immitis: surface properties of third- and fourth-stage larvae. Exp Parasitol. 1988 Apr; 65(2):157-67.
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Abraham D, Grieve RB, Mika-Grieve M, Seibert BP. Active and passive immunization of mice against larval Dirofilaria immitis. J Parasitol. 1988 Apr; 74(2):275-82.
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Abraham D, Mok M, Mika-Grieve M, Grieve RB. In vitro culture of Dirofilaria immitis third- and fourth-stage larvae under defined conditions. J Parasitol. 1987 Apr; 73(2):377-83.
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Abraham D, Lauria S, Mika-Grieve M, Lok JB, Grieve RB. Survival and viability of Dirofilaria immitis microfilariae in defined and undefined culture media. J Parasitol. 1986 Oct; 72(5):776-7.