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Descriptor English: Viscum
Descriptor Spanish: Viscum
Descriptor Viscum
Scope note: Género de plantas de la familia VISCACEAE, orden Santalales, subclase Rosidae, clase Magnoliopsida. Las especies de este género contienen LECTINAS citotóxicas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Viscum
Descriptor French: Viscum
Entry term(s): Viscums
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.884.916
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D028181
Scope note: A plant genus in the family VISCACEAE, order Santalales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida. Species of this genus contain cytotoxic LECTINS. The common name of MISTLETOE is used for many species of this and the LORANTHACEAE families.
Annotation: VISCUM LEUCARPUM see PHORADENDRON is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Mistletoe (1963-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2002; see MISTLETOE 1963-2001
History Note: 2002; use MISTLETOE 1963-2001
DeCS ID: 35888
Unique ID: D028181
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2017/07/07
Viscum - Preferred
Concept UI M0381754
Scope note A plant genus in the family VISCACEAE, order Santalales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida. Species of this genus contain cytotoxic LECTINS. The common name of MISTLETOE is used for many species of this and the LORANTHACEAE families.
Preferred term Viscum
Entry term(s) Viscums



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