DeCS

Descriptor English:

Oncorhynchus

Descriptor Spanish:

Oncorhynchus

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor

Oncorhynchus

Scope note:

Género de la familia SALMONIDAE (salmones y truchas). Se denominan por su nariz (onco) curva (rhynchus). Usualmente son anádromos y ocasionalmente habitan en agua dulce. Pueden encontrarse en las áreas costeras del Pacífico Norte, desde Japón a California, y zonas adyacentes del Océano Ártico. El salmón y la trucha son peces populares para alimento y para el deporte. Varias especies se utilizan mucho en investigaciones genéticas, del metabolismo y de hormonas.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Oncorhynchus

Descriptor French:

Oncorhynchus

Tree number(s):

B01.050.150.900.493.817.750.705.580
B01.050.150.900.493.817.750.825.580

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017683

Scope note:

A genus of the family SALMONIDAE (salmons and trouts). They are named for their hooked (onco) nose (rhynchus). They are usually anadromous and occasionally inhabit freshwater. They can be found in North Pacific coastal areas from Japan to California and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean. Salmon and trout are popular game and food fish. Various species figure heavily in genetic, metabolism, and hormone research.

Allowable Qualifiers:

AB malformations
AH anatomie et histologie
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CL classification
EM embryologie
GD croissance et développement
GE génétique
IM immunologie
IN traumatismes
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PH physiologie
PS parasitologie
SU chirurgie
UR urine
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

31237

Unique ID:

D017683

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

1994/01/01

Date of Entry:

1992/12/28

Revision Date:

2009/07/06