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Fasciola hepatica

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Definition: 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.  infection    Other names Liver Fluke; hepaticas, Fasciola; hepatica, Fasciola; Liver Flukes; Flukes, Liver; Fluke, Liver; Fasciola hepaticas
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
presclerotized eggshell protein, Fasciola hepatica  0   *Membrane Proteins *Helminth Proteins Fasciola hepatica Vitelline Membrane. Biochemistry 1987;26(24):7819
fascioline  0   Antigens, Helminth Fasciola hepatica. Bol Of Sanit Panam 1980;89(5):409

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