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Descriptor English: Gizzard, Avian
Descriptor Spanish: Molleja de las Aves
Descriptor molleja de las aves
Entry term(s) buche
molleja
molleja aviar
molleja, aves
Scope note: Porción posterior del estómago de las aves, localizada entre el PROVENTRÍCULO y los INTESTINOS. Consta de una pared muscular gruesa y pequeñas piedras (gastrolitos) cuya función es triturar mecánicamente las SEMILLAS y otros objetos ingeridos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Moela das Aves
Descriptor French: Gésier
Entry term(s): Avian Gizzard
Avian Gizzards
Gizzard
Gizzards
Gizzards, Avian
Ventriculus
Tree number(s): A13.853.355
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005895
Scope note: The posterior portion of the avian stomach located between the PROVENTRICULUS and INTESTINE. It consists of a thick muscular wall and small stones (gastroliths) that function to mechanically grind SEEDS and other ingested objects.
Annotation: diseases: coordinate IM with STOMACH DISEASES /vet (IM); neoplasms: coordinate IM with STOMACH NEOPLASMS /vet (IM) + histological type of neoplasm /vet (IM)
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
Previous Indexing: Birds (1966-1967)
Poultry (1966-1967)
Stomach (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 2017; see GIZZARD 1968-2016
History Note: 2017(1968)
Related: Gizzard, Non-avian MeSH
DeCS ID: 6035
Unique ID: D005895
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/01/17
Gizzard, Avian - Preferred
Concept UI M0009254
Scope note The posterior portion of the avian stomach located between the PROVENTRICULUS and INTESTINE. It consists of a thick muscular wall and small stones (gastroliths) that function to mechanically grind SEEDS and other ingested objects.
Preferred term Gizzard, Avian
Entry term(s) Avian Gizzard
Avian Gizzards
Gizzard
Gizzards
Gizzards, Avian
Ventriculus



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