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Descriptor English: | Head Kidney | ||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Riñón Cefálico
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Rim Cefálico | ||||
Descriptor French: | Rein céphalique | ||||
Entry term(s): |
Anterior Kidney Anterior Kidneys Head Kidneys Kidney, Anterior Kidney, Head Kidneys, Anterior Kidneys, Head |
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Tree number(s): |
A13.449 A16.835.400 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D060226 | ||||
Scope note: | A primitive form of vertebrate kidney that is found in adults of some primitive FISHES and in the embryos of more advanced fishes. In some species of fishes it contains phagocytic cells and is also a major site of HEMATOPOIESIS, analogous to the mammalian BONE MARROW. |
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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 |
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Previous Indexing: |
Kidney (1969-2011) |
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Public MeSH Note: | 2012 |
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History Note: | 2012 |
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Related: |
Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary
MeSH | ||||
DeCS ID: | 54436 | ||||
Unique ID: | D060226 | ||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
Date Established: | 2012/01/01 | ||||
Date of Entry: | 2011/06/24 |
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Head Kidney
- Preferred
Concept UI |
M0553319 |
Scope note | A primitive form of vertebrate kidney that is found in adults of some primitive FISHES and in the embryos of more advanced fishes. In some species of fishes it contains phagocytic cells and is also a major site of HEMATOPOIESIS, analogous to the mammalian BONE MARROW. |
Preferred term | Head Kidney |
Entry term(s) |
Anterior Kidney Anterior Kidneys Head Kidneys Kidney, Anterior Kidney, Head Kidneys, Anterior Kidneys, Head |
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