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Descriptor English: | Molting | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Muda
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Muda | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Mue | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
Ecdysis |
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Tree number(s): |
G07.345.500.550.750 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018978 | ||||||
Scope note: | Periodic casting off FEATHERS; HAIR; or cuticle. Molting is a process of sloughing or desquamation, especially the shedding of an outer covering and the development of a new one. This phenomenon permits growth in ARTHROPODS, skin renewal in AMPHIBIANS and REPTILES, and the shedding of winter coats in BIRDS and MAMMALS. |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques GE génétique IM immunologie PH physiologie RE effets des radiations |
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Related: |
Ecdysone
MeSH Ecdystérone MeSH | ||||||
DeCS ID: | 32684 | ||||||
Unique ID: | D018978 | ||||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
Date Established: | 1996/01/01 | ||||||
Date of Entry: | 1995/05/24 | ||||||
Revision Date: | 2016/06/17 |
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PHÉNOMÈNES ET PROCESSUS
Phénomènes physiologiques [G07]Phénomènes physiologiques
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