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Descriptor English: Egg Yolk
Descriptor Spanish: Yema de Huevo
Descriptor yema de huevo
Scope note: Citoplasma almacenado en un huevo que contiene reservas nutricionales para el embrión en desarrollo. Es rico en polisacáridos, lípidos y proteínas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Gema de Ovo
Descriptor French: Jaune d'œuf
Entry term(s): Egg Yolks
Yolk, Egg
Yolks, Egg
Tree number(s): A16.690.325
G07.203.300.470.800
J02.500.470.800
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004530
Scope note: Cytoplasm stored in an egg that contains nutritional reserves for the developing embryo. It is rich in polysaccharides, lipids, and proteins.
Annotation: for both ovum nutrient & dietary portion of eggs
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
History Note: was in Cat J only 1963-76
DeCS ID: 4600
Unique ID: D004530
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2014/10/14
Egg Yolk - Preferred
Concept UI M0007129
Scope note Cytoplasm stored in an egg that contains nutritional reserves for the developing embryo. It is rich in polysaccharides, lipids, and proteins.
Preferred term Egg Yolk
Entry term(s) Egg Yolks
Yolk, Egg
Yolks, Egg



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