Researchers suggest that the loss of pyruvate carboxylase function in the nervous system, particularly the role of the enzyme in myelin formation and neurotransmitter production, also contributes to the neurologic features of pyruvate carboxylase deficiency.
ctenocephalides in Medicine. Ctenocephalides CtenÂ·oÂ·ceÂ·phalÂ·iÂ·des (tÄn'Å-sÉ-fÄl'Ä­-dÄz') n. A genus of fleas that includes species that are parasitic on dogs and cats; the species found on dogs can transmit tapeworm to humans.
henselae, which is transmitted among cats by the Ctenocephalides felis flea (2). 5% were identified as Ctenocephalides felis, the cat flea (Table 3). We did, however, commonly find cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis, which are the main vector of R.