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Descriptor English: Asterias
Descriptor Spanish: Asterias
Descriptor Asterias
Scope note: Género de ESTRELLA DE MAR de la familia Asteriidae. Una especie, Asterias rubens, es la más común en la región noreste del Atlántico.
Descriptor Portuguese: Asterias
Descriptor French: Asterias
Entry term(s): Asteria
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.408.765.070
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D047271
Scope note: A genus of STARFISH in the family Asteriidae. One species, Asterias rubens, is the most common in the north-east Atlantic region.
Allowable Qualifiers: 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
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Echinodermata (1965-1971)
Starfish (1971-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
DeCS ID: 38510
Unique ID: D047271
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Asterias - Preferred
Concept UI M0457008
Scope note A genus of STARFISH in the family Asteriidae. One species, Asterias rubens, is the most common in the north-east Atlantic region.
Preferred term Asterias
Entry term(s) Asteria



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