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Descriptor English: Tetrahymena
Descriptor Spanish: Tetrahymena
Descriptor Tetrahymena
Scope note: Género de protozoos ciliados que se utilizan comúnmente en la investigación genética, citológica y otro tipo de estudios.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tetrahymena
Descriptor French: Tetrahymena
Entry term(s): Tetrahymenas
Tree number(s): B01.043.185.650.375.750.850
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013768
Scope note: A genus of ciliate protozoa commonly used in genetic, cytological, and other research.
Annotation: infection: coordinate IM with CILIOPHORA INFECTIONS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
DeCS ID: 14147
Unique ID: D013768
NLM Classification: QX 151
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Tetrahymena - Preferred
Concept UI M0021240
Scope note A genus of ciliate protozoa commonly used in genetic, cytological, and other research.
Preferred term Tetrahymena
Entry term(s) Tetrahymenas



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