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MeSH Heading: Autolysis
Tree Number(s): C23.550.260.224.617.236
Unique ID: D001329
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001329
Annotation: restrict to humans and higher animals; BACTERIOLYSIS is also available
Scope Note: The spontaneous disintegration of tissues or cells by the action of their own autogenous enzymes.
Previous Indexing: Postmortem Changes (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 72
History Note: 72(68)
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1999/11/03

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cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

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diagnosis (DI)

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diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

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enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

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immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

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parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

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