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Descriptor English: Manduca
Descriptor Spanish: Manduca
Descriptor Manduca
Entry term(s) Manduca sexta
gusano del tabaco
Scope note: Género de mariposas esfinge o halcón, de la familia Sphingidae. Estos insectos se utilizan en estudios de biología molecular a lo largo de todas las etapas de su ciclo vital.
Descriptor Portuguese: Manduca
Descriptor French: Manduca
Entry term(s): Hornworm, Tobacco
Hornworms, Tobacco
Manduca sexta
Manduca sextas
Manducas
Tobacco Hornworm
Tobacco Hornworms
sextas, Manduca
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937.650.525
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018402
Scope note: A genus of sphinx or hawk moths of the family Sphingidae. These insects are used in molecular biology studies during all stages of their life cycle.
Annotation: a genus of moth; /microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted; do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111
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: Insects (1967-1974)
Lepidoptera (1975-1994)
Moths (1975-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
DeCS ID: 32156
Unique ID: D018402
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/01/25
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Manduca - Preferred
Concept UI M0027630
Scope note A genus of sphinx or hawk moths of the family Sphingidae. These insects are used in molecular biology studies during all stages of their life cycle.
Preferred term Manduca
Entry term(s) Manducas
Tobacco Hornworm - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0027629
Preferred term Tobacco Hornworm
Entry term(s) Hornworm, Tobacco
Hornworms, Tobacco
Manduca sexta
Manduca sextas
Tobacco Hornworms
sextas, Manduca



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