DeCS

Descriptor English:

Phototropism

Descriptor Spanish:

Fototropismo

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	fototropismo
Entry term(s)	heliotropismo
Scope note:	Crecimiento dirigido de los organismos en respuesta a la luz. En las plantas, las partes aéreas suelen crecer hacia la luz. La respuesta fototrópica parece estar controlada por la auxina (AUXINAS), una sustancia reguladora del crecimiento. (Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990).

Descriptor Portuguese:

Fototropismo

Descriptor French:

Phototropisme

Entry term(s):

Héliotropisme

Tree number(s):

G07.345.249.845.700
G15.920.700

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018524

Scope note:

The directional growth of organisms in response to light. In plants, aerial shoots usually grow towards light. The phototropic response is thought to be controlled by auxin (= AUXINS), a plant growth substance. (From Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)

Annotation:

distinguish from PHOTOTROPHIC PROCESSES

Allowable Qualifiers:

DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
ES éthique
GE génétique
IM immunologie
PH physiologie
RE effets des radiations