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Descriptor English: Macronucleus
Descriptor Spanish: Macronúcleo
Descriptor macronúcleo
Scope note: El mayor de los dos tipos de núcleos de los protozoos ciliados. Es el núcleo transcripcionalmente activo de las células vegetativas y se diferencia del MICRONÚCLEO DE LA LÍNEA GERMINAL en que este último es transcripcionalmente inerte y de menor tamaño.
Descriptor Portuguese: Macronúcleo
Descriptor French: Macronucléus
Entry term(s): Macronuclei
Tree number(s): A11.284.430.106.550
A11.284.430.214.190.875.117.550
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D048648
Scope note: The larger of two types of nuclei in ciliate protozoans. It is the transcriptionally active nucleus of the vegetative cells as distinguished from the smaller transcriptionally inert GERMLINE MICRONUCLEUS.
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Cell Nucleus (1965-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
DeCS ID: 38429
Unique ID: D048648
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Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2009/07/15
Macronucleus - Preferred
Concept UI M0462030
Scope note The larger of two types of nuclei in ciliate protozoans. It is the transcriptionally active nucleus of the vegetative cells as distinguished from the smaller transcriptionally inert GERMLINE MICRONUCLEUS.
Preferred term Macronucleus
Entry term(s) Macronuclei



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