| Descriptor English: | Helianthus | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Helianthus                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Helianthus | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Helianthus | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Artichoke, Jerusalem Helianthus annuus Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke Sunflower Sunflowers  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        B01.875.800.575.912.250.100.400 HP4.018.602.600.437  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006368 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A genus herbs of the Asteraceae family. The SEEDS yield oil and are used as food and animal feed; the roots of Helianthus tuberosum (Jerusalem artichoke) are edible. | 
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| Annotation: | for sunflower seeds coordinate with SEEDS; do not confuse entry term JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE with ARTICHOKE see CYNARA SCOLYMUS | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AE                                                            adverse effects AH anatomy & histology CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology PH physiology PO poisoning PS parasitology RE radiation effects TO toxicity UL ultrastructure VI virology  | 
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| DeCS ID: | 6518 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D006368 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/07/11 | 
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                        Helianthus                                            
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                        Sunflower                                            
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                        Jerusalem Artichoke                                            
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0009999 | 
                                
| Scope note | A genus herbs of the Asteraceae family. The SEEDS yield oil and are used as food and animal feed; the roots of Helianthus tuberosum (Jerusalem artichoke) are edible. | 
| Preferred term | Helianthus | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0010001 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Sunflower | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Helianthus annuus                                                 Sunflowers  | 
                                
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                                        M0010000 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Jerusalem Artichoke | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Artichoke, Jerusalem                                                 Helianthus tuberosus  | 
                                
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