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Qualifier English: Amber
Qualifier Spanish: Ámbar
Descriptor ámbar
Scope note: Resina amarillenta fósil, procedente de varias especies de coníferas, que se halla en los depósitos de aluvión del nordeste de Alemania. Se utiliza en biología molecular para analizar la materia orgánica fosilizada que se encuentra en él.
Qualifier Portuguese: Âmbar
Qualifier French: Ambre
Tree number(s): D05.750.078.840.109
D20.215.721.500.109
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018647
Scope note: A yellowish fossil resin, the gum of several species of coniferous trees, found in the alluvial deposits of northeastern Germany. It is used in molecular biology in the analysis of organic matter fossilized in amber.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
Previous Indexing: Resins (1969-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
DeCS ID: 32374
Unique ID: D018647
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/04/19
Revision Date: 2016/03/22
Amber - Preferred
Concept UI M0027940
Scope note A yellowish fossil resin, the gum of several species of coniferous trees, found in the alluvial deposits of northeastern Germany. It is used in molecular biology in the analysis of organic matter fossilized in amber.
Preferred term Amber



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