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Descriptor English: Marsupialia
Descriptor Spanish: Marsupiales
Descriptor Marsupialia
Entry term(s) Metatheria
marsupiales
metaterios
Scope note: Animales mamíferos del orden MARSUPIALIA que se distinguen de los demás mamíferos por su biología reproductiva (Kanguro, Koala, Oposum, Diablo de Tasmania). Muchos de ellos disponen de una bolsa ventral (Marsupio) que alberga a las crias.
Descriptor Portuguese: Marsupiais
Descriptor French: Marsupialia
Entry term(s): Marsupial
Marsupials
Metatheria
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.573
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008394
Scope note: An infraclass of MAMMALS, also called Metatheria, where the young are born at an early stage of development and continue to develop in a pouch (marsupium). In contrast to Eutheria (placentals), marsupials have an incomplete PLACENTA.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
DeCS ID: 8566
Unique ID: D008394
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: 2009/07/06
Marsupialia - Preferred
Concept UI M0013069
Scope note An infraclass of MAMMALS, also called Metatheria, where the young are born at an early stage of development and continue to develop in a pouch (marsupium). In contrast to Eutheria (placentals), marsupials have an incomplete PLACENTA.
Preferred term Marsupialia
Entry term(s) Marsupial
Marsupials
Metatheria



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