DeCS

Descriptor English:

Aplysia

Descriptor Spanish:

Aplysia

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	Aplysia
Entry term(s)	Anaspidea anáspidos aplisia liebre de mar liebre marina liebres de mar liebres marinas
Scope note:	Molusco opistobranquio del orden Anaspidea. Se emplea frecuentemente en estudios del desarrollo del sistema nervioso central debido a sus grandes neuronas identificables. La aplisiatoxina y sus derivados no son sintetizados por Aplysia, sino que se adquiere por la ingestión de especies de Lyngbya (alga marina).

Descriptor Portuguese:

Aplysia

Descriptor French:

Aplysia

Entry term(s):

Aplysie
Aplysies
Limaces de mer
Lièvres de mer
Lièvres marins

Tree number(s):

B01.050.500.644.400.060

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001048

Scope note:

An opisthobranch mollusk of the order Anaspidea. It is used frequently in studies of nervous system development because of its large identifiable neurons. Aplysiatoxin and its derivatives are not biosynthesized by Aplysia, but acquired by ingestion of Lyngbya (seaweed) species.

Annotation:

mollusk; /microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted

Allowable Qualifiers:

AH anatomie et histologie
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
GE génétique
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PH physiologie
PS parasitologie
PY pathogénicité
RE effets des radiations
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

1055

Unique ID:

D001048

NLM Classification:

QX 675

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Date Established:

1978/01/01

Date of Entry:

1977/05/13