DeCS

Descriptor English:

Endocrine System

Descriptor Spanish:

Sistema Endocrino

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	sistema endocrino
Scope note:	Sistema de glándulas que liberan sus secreciones (hormonas) directamente hacia el sistema circulatorio. Además de las GLÁNDULAS ENDOCRINAS, comprende el SISTEMA CROMAFÍN y los SISTEMAS NEUROSECRETORES.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Sistema Endócrino

Descriptor French:

Système endocrine

Entry term(s):

Système endocrinien

Tree number(s):

A06

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004703

Scope note:

The system of glands that release their secretions (hormones) directly into the circulatory system. In addition to the ENDOCRINE GLANDS, included are the CHROMAFFIN SYSTEM and the NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS.

Annotation:

avoid: too general; prefer ENDOCRINE GLANDS; CHROMAFFIN SYSTEM; or NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS & their specifics

Allowable Qualifiers:

AB malformations
AH anatomie et histologie
BS vascularisation
CH composition chimique
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
DG imagerie diagnostique
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
IM immunologie
IN traumatismes
IR innervation
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PA anatomopathologie
PH physiologie
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
RE effets des radiations
SU chirurgie
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

4785

Unique ID:

D004703

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

1998/01/01

Date of Entry:

1999/01/01

Revision Date:

2005/07/13