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Descriptor English: Takifugu
Descriptor Spanish: Takifugu
Descriptor Takifugu
Scope note: Género de pez globo utilizado con frecuencia en investigación.
Descriptor Portuguese: Takifugu
Descriptor French: Takifugu
Entry term(s): Fugu
Fugu rubripes
Takifugu rubripes
Torafugu
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.875.800
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D023741
Scope note: A genus of pufferfish commonly used for research.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Fishes (1983-2001)
Fishes, Poisonous (1993-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
DeCS ID: 35557
Unique ID: D023741
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Takifugu - Preferred
Concept UI M0367333
Scope note A genus of pufferfish commonly used for research.
Preferred term Takifugu
Entry term(s) Fugu
Takifugu rubripes - Narrower
Concept UI M0367334
Scope note A species commonly used for molecular biology research and a well known model organism for the vertebrate genome.
Preferred term Takifugu rubripes
Entry term(s) Fugu rubripes
Torafugu



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