Descriptor English: | Heterotrophic Processes | ||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Procesos Heterotróficos
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Processos Heterotróficos | ||||
Descriptor French: | Processus hétérotrophes | ||||
Entry term(s): |
Growth, Heterotrophic Heterotrophic Growth Heterotrophic Process Heterotrophy Process, Heterotrophic Processes, Heterotrophic |
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Tree number(s): |
G02.111.375 G03.393 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D052836 | ||||
Scope note: | The processes by which organisms utilize organic substances as their nutrient sources. Contrasts with AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES which make use of simple inorganic substances as the nutrient supply source. Heterotrophs can be either chemoheterotrophs (or chemoorganotrophs) which also require organic substances such as glucose for their primary metabolic energy requirements, or photoheterotrophs (or photoorganotrophs) which derive their primary energy requirements from light. Depending on environmental conditions some organisms can switch between different nutritional modes (AUTOTROPHY; heterotrophy; chemotrophy; or PHOTOTROPHY) to utilize different sources to meet their nutrients and energy requirements. |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
DE drug effects GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects |
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Public MeSH Note: | 2007 |
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History Note: | 2007 |
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Related: |
Autotrophic Processes
MeSH Chemoautotrophic Growth MeSH Nutritional Physiological Phenomena MeSH Phototrophic Processes MeSH | ||||
DeCS ID: | 52483 | ||||
Unique ID: | D052836 | ||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
Date Established: | 2007/01/01 | ||||
Date of Entry: | 2006/07/05 | ||||
Revision Date: | 2016/06/30 |
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PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES
Chemical Phenomena [G02]Chemical Phenomena -
PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES
Metabolism [G03]Metabolism
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Heterotrophic Processes
- Preferred
Heterotrophic Growth
- Related but not broader or narrower
Heterotrophy
- Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI |
M0489659 |
Scope note | The processes by which organisms utilize organic substances as their nutrient sources. Contrasts with AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES which make use of simple inorganic substances as the nutrient supply source. Heterotrophs can be either chemoheterotrophs (or chemoorganotrophs) which also require organic substances such as glucose for their primary metabolic energy requirements, or photoheterotrophs (or photoorganotrophs) which derive their primary energy requirements from light. Depending on environmental conditions some organisms can switch between different nutritional modes (AUTOTROPHY; heterotrophy; chemotrophy; or PHOTOTROPHY) to utilize different sources to meet their nutrients and energy requirements. |
Preferred term | Heterotrophic Processes |
Entry term(s) |
Heterotrophic Process Process, Heterotrophic Processes, Heterotrophic |
Concept UI |
M0489676 |
Preferred term | Heterotrophic Growth |
Entry term(s) |
Growth, Heterotrophic |
Concept UI |
M0489660 |
Preferred term | Heterotrophy |
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