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Ancylostoma
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Ancylostoma [‚aŋ·kə′läs·tə·mə]
(invertebrate zoology)
A genus of roundworms, commonly known as hookworms, in the order Ancylostomidae; parasites of humans, dogs, and cats.


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The letter stated that a labeling item for Heartgard Plus (ivermectin/pyrantel) compared the drug with milbemycin oxime (MBO) products and selamectin in treatment of canine parasites with zoonotic potential that may "call into question the efficacy" of MBOs in the treatment of Ancylostoma caninum.
The search for proteins that might stimulate hookworm immunity led Hotez and Cappello to isolate and purify an anticlotting protein from Ancylostoma caninum, a species of worms that infects both dogs and people.
Corvas published the three abstracts presented in the October issue of Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association, on data pertaining to preclinical studies of a unique family of small protein antithrombotic agents from the blood-feeding hookworm Ancylostoma caninum.
 
 
 
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