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Descriptor English: Physarum polycephalum
Descriptor Spanish: Physarum polycephalum
Descriptor Physarum polycephalum
Scope note: Protozoo considerado antiguamente un hongo. Entre sus características se incluyen esporangios con tallo y multilobulados. Se utiliza ampliamente en la investigación biomédica.
Descriptor Portuguese: Physarum polycephalum
Descriptor French: Physarum polycephalum
Entry term(s): Physarum polycephalums
polycephalum, Physarum
Tree number(s): B01.046.550.550.600.700.550
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016839
Scope note: A protozoan, previously also considered a fungus. Characteristics include sporangia that are stalked and multilobed. It is widely used in biomedical research.
Annotation: infection: coordinate IM with PROTOZOAN 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
Previous Indexing: Physarum (1966-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
DeCS ID: 29893
Unique ID: D016839
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Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/02
Revision Date: 2016/06/28
Physarum polycephalum - Preferred
Concept UI M0025633
Scope note A protozoan, previously also considered a fungus. Characteristics include sporangia that are stalked and multilobed. It is widely used in biomedical research.
Preferred term Physarum polycephalum
Entry term(s) Physarum polycephalums
polycephalum, Physarum



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