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MeSH Heading: Animal Scales
Tree Number(s): A13.079; A17.100
Unique ID: D000075342
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000075342
Scope Note: Tough, horny, brittle, smooth, striated or plate-like extensions of the stratum corneum or outer layer of the skin. It serves as a protective layer in fishes, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Entry Term(s): Cuticular Scales; Dermal Scales; Epidermal Scales
Previous Indexing: Skin (1963-2017)
Public MeSH Note: 2018
History Note: 2018
Date Established: 2018/01/01
Date of Entry: 2017/07/12
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M000630221
Scope Note: Tough, horny, brittle, smooth, striated or plate-like extensions of the stratum corneum or outer layer of the skin. It serves as a protective layer in fishes, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Terms: Animal Scales Preferred Term
Term UI T000925122
Date05/22/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Cuticular Scales
Term UI T000921887
Date04/18/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Dermal Scales
Term UI T000921890
Date04/18/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Epidermal Scales
Term UI T000921892
Date04/18/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018)

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