| Descriptor English: | Nitrogen Cycle | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Ciclo del Nitrógeno
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Ciclo do Nitrogênio | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Cycle de l'azote | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Ammonification Cycle, Nitrogen Cycles, Nitrogen Nitrogen Cycles |
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| Tree number(s): |
G02.111.587 G02.607.560 G16.500.768 SP4.606.635.251.567 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058458 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The circulation of nitrogen in nature, consisting of a cycle of biochemical reactions in which atmospheric nitrogen is compounded, dissolved in rain, and deposited in the soil, where it is assimilated and metabolized by animals, plants, bacteria, and fungi, eventually returning to the atmosphere by bacterial decomposition of organic matter. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
DE drug effects GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Nitrogen (1963-2010) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2011 |
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| History Note: | 2011 |
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| Related: |
Nitrogenous Deoxygenation DeCS Soil Biology DeCS | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 54312 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D058458 | ||||||
| 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: | 2016/06/23 |
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Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health
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Nitrogen Cycle
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Ammonification
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| Concept UI |
M0542469 |
| Scope note | The circulation of nitrogen in nature, consisting of a cycle of biochemical reactions in which atmospheric nitrogen is compounded, dissolved in rain, and deposited in the soil, where it is assimilated and metabolized by animals, plants, bacteria, and fungi, eventually returning to the atmosphere by bacterial decomposition of organic matter. |
| Preferred term | Nitrogen Cycle |
| Entry term(s) |
Cycle, Nitrogen Cycles, Nitrogen Nitrogen Cycles |
| Concept UI |
M000746997 |
| Preferred term | Ammonification |
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