"Fasciola hepatica" 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 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.
MeSH Number(s)
B01.050.500.500.736.715.408.380.420
Concept/Terms
Fasciola hepatica- Fasciola hepatica
- Fasciola hepaticas
- hepatica, Fasciola
- hepaticas, Fasciola
- Liver Fluke
- Fluke, Liver
- Flukes, Liver
- Liver Flukes
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Fasciola hepatica" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Fasciola hepatica" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Fasciola hepatica" by people in Profiles.
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Lack of Targetable FGFR2 Fusions in Endemic Fluke-Associated Cholangiocarcinoma. JCO Glob Oncol. 2020 04; 6:628-638.
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Exome sequencing identifies distinct mutational patterns in liver fluke-related and non-infection-related bile duct cancers. Nat Genet. 2013 Dec; 45(12):1474-8.
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Fasciola hepatica. Endoscopy. 2013; 45 Suppl 2 UCTN:E207-8.
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The effects of Fasciola hepatica tegumental antigens on mast cell function. Int J Parasitol. 2013 Jun; 43(7):531-9.
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Identification of a field isolate of Fasciola hepatica resistant to albendazole and susceptible to triclabendazole. Vet Parasitol. 2013 Mar 31; 193(1-3):105-10.
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Identification of the major proteins of an immune modulating fraction from adult Fasciola hepatica released by Nonidet P40. Vet Parasitol. 2013 Jan 31; 191(3-4):379-85.
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The Sigma class glutathione transferase from the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012; 6(5):e1666.
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Identification of thioredoxin glutathione reductase inhibitors that kill cestode and trematode parasites. PLoS One. 2012; 7(4):e35033.
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FH8--a small EF-hand protein from Fasciola hepatica. FEBS J. 2010 Dec; 277(24):5072-85.
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Major secretory antigens of the helminth Fasciola hepatica activate a suppressive dendritic cell phenotype that attenuates Th17 cells but fails to activate Th2 immune responses. Infect Immun. 2010 Feb; 78(2):793-801.