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Descriptor English: Afferent Pathways
Descriptor Spanish: Vías Aferentes
Descriptor vías aferentes
Scope note: Estructuras nerviosas que conducen los impulsos nerviosos desde la periferia hacia un centro nervioso.
Descriptor Portuguese: Vias Aferentes
Descriptor French: Voies afférentes
Entry term(s): Afferent Pathway
Pathway, Afferent
Pathways, Afferent
Tree number(s): A08.612.220
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000344
Scope note: Nerve structures through which impulses are conducted from a peripheral part toward a nerve center.
Annotation: coord NIM with origin (IM) + termination (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Neural Transmission (1968-1975)
Neurons, Afferent (1969-1975)
Receptors, Sensory (1966-1975)
specific central nervous system heading
specific sensory receptor
Public MeSH Note: 76
History Note: 76; was NON MESH before 1976
DeCS ID: 24480
Unique ID: D000344
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1976/01/01
Date of Entry: 1975/07/25
Revision Date: 1992/03/25
Afferent Pathways - Preferred
Concept UI M0000529
Scope note Nerve structures through which impulses are conducted from a peripheral part toward a nerve center.
Preferred term Afferent Pathways
Entry term(s) Afferent Pathway
Pathway, Afferent
Pathways, Afferent



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