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Descriptor English: Animal Fins
Descriptor Spanish: Aletas de Animales
Descriptor aletas de animales
Scope note: Apéndice membranosos de los peces y otros organismos acuáticos que los utilizan como medio de locomoción o del equilibrio.
Descriptor Portuguese: Nadadeiras de Animais
Descriptor French: Nageoires animales
Entry term(s): Animal Fin
Fin, Animal
Fins, Animal
Tree number(s): A13.075
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058500
Scope note: Membranous appendage of fish and other aquatic organisms used for locomotion or balance.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
DeCS ID: 53859
Unique ID: D058500
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Animal Fins - Preferred
Concept UI M0542899
Scope note Membranous appendage of fish and other aquatic organisms used for locomotion or balance.
Preferred term Animal Fins
Entry term(s) Animal Fin
Fin, Animal
Fins, Animal



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