DeCS

Descriptor English:

Chironomidae

Descriptor Spanish:

Chironomidae

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	Chironomidae
Scope note:	Familia de moscas no picadoras del orden DIPTERA. Se emplean las glándulas salivales del género Chironomus en estudios de genética y bioquímica celulares.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Chironomidae

Descriptor French:

Chironomidae

Entry term(s):

Chironomes
Chironomidés
Chironomus
Moucherons non piqueurs

Tree number(s):

B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500.750

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002683

Scope note:

A family of nonbiting midges, in the order DIPTERA. Salivary glands of the genus Chironomus are used in studies of cellular genetics and biochemistry.

Annotation:

for killing Chironomidae with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES; gall midges: index NEMATOCERA

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:

2729

Unique ID:

D002683

NLM Classification:

QX 505

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

1991/01/01

Date of Entry:

1980/05/19