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Descriptor English: Embryonic and Fetal Development
Descriptor Spanish: Desarrollo Embrionario y Fetal
Descriptor desarrollo embrionario y fetal
Entry term(s) desarrollo del embrión y feto
Scope note: Desarrollo morfológico y fisiológico de los EMBRIONES o FETOS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Desenvolvimento Embrionário e Fetal
Descriptor French: Développement embryonnaire et foetal
Entry term(s): Embryo and Fetal Development
Prenatal Programming
Programming, Prenatal
Tree number(s): G07.345.500.325
G08.686.784.170
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005314
Scope note: Morphological and physiological development of EMBRYOS or FETUSES.
Annotation: used for searching; INDEXER: Do not use; CATALOGER: Do not use
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Fetus/physiology (1966-1984)
Growth (1966-1984)
specific organ/embryology (1966-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see EMBRYO AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT 2003-2004, see FETAL DEVELOPMENT 1985-2002
History Note: 2005 (1985)
Entry Version: EMBRYONIC FETAL DEVELOPMENT
Related: Beginning of Human Life MeSH
Developmental Biology MeSH
DeCS ID: 5425
Unique ID: D005314
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1985/01/01
Date of Entry: 1984/06/11
Revision Date: 2016/06/17
Embryonic and Fetal Development - Preferred
Concept UI M0409369
Scope note Morphological and physiological development of EMBRYOS or FETUSES.
Preferred term Embryonic and Fetal Development
Entry term(s) Embryo and Fetal Development
Prenatal Programming - Narrower
Concept UI M0494903
Scope note Permanent alteration of tissue structures and functions as a result of prenatal environment, either positive or negative.
Preferred term Prenatal Programming
Entry term(s) Programming, Prenatal



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