Loa

"Loa" 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.

MeSH information

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A genus of parasitic nematodes found throughout the rain-forest areas of the Sudan and the basin of the Congo. L. loa inhabits the subcutaneous tissues, which it traverses freely.

Descriptor ID	D008117
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.410
Concept/Terms	Loa Loa Loas Loa loa Loa loa

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Helminths [B01.050.500.500]
Nematoda [B01.050.500.500.294]
Chromadorea [B01.050.500.500.294.400]
Spirurida [B01.050.500.500.294.400.937]
Filarioidea [B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463]
Loa [B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.410]

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