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Descriptor English: Helix, Snails
Descriptor Spanish: Caracoles Helix
Descriptor caracoles Helix
Entry term(s) Helix (caracoles)
Scope note: Género de caracoles terrestres, principalmente euroasiáticos y africanos, entre los que se incluyen los principales caracoles comestibles así como diversas plagas de cultivos de plantas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Caracois Helix
Descriptor French: Without translation
Entry term(s): Helix (Snails)
Snails Helix
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.644.400.750.450
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006372
Scope note: A genus of chiefly Eurasian and African land snails including the principal edible snails as well as several pests of cultivated plants.
Allowable Qualifiers: AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Snails (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 2020; was HELIX (SNAILS) 1978-2019; was indexed under SNAILS 1975-1977
History Note: 2020 (1975); was HELIX (SNAILS) 1978-2019; was indexed under SNAILS 1975-1977
DeCS ID: 6521
Unique ID: D006372
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/12/12
Revision Date: 2019/01/18
Helix, Snails - Preferred
Concept UI M0010006
Scope note A genus of chiefly Eurasian and African land snails including the principal edible snails as well as several pests of cultivated plants.
Preferred term Helix, Snails
Entry term(s) Helix (Snails)
Snails Helix



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