| Descriptor English: | Afferent Pathways | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Vías Aferentes                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Vias Aferentes | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Voies afférentes | ||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Afferent Pathway Pathway, Afferent Pathways, Afferent  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        A08.612.220 | 
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| 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. | 
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| Annotation: | coord NIM with origin (IM) + termination (IM) | 
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| 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  | 
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| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Neural Transmission (1968-1975) Neurons, Afferent (1969-1975) Receptors, Sensory (1966-1975) specific central nervous system heading specific sensory receptor  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 76 | 
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| History Note: | 76; was NON MESH before 1976 | 
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| 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 | 
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                                        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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