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MeSH Heading: Cockroaches
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.617.140
Unique ID: D003058
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003058
Annotation: do not use /‌drug eff for insecticides: TN 111
Scope Note: Insects of the order Dictyoptera comprising several families including Blaberidae, BLATTELLIDAE, Blattidae (containing the American cockroach PERIPLANETA americana), Cryptocercidae, and Polyphagidae.
Entry Term(s): Blaberidae; Blattaria; Blattidae; Blattodea; Cockroach; Cryptocercidae; Dictyoptera; Polyphagidae
Related Numbers: txid30007; txid36982; txid6974; txid6979; txid85823
Previous Indexing: Insects (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 72; for DICTYOPTERA see ORTHOPTERA 1986-98, see DICTYOPTERA 1975-85
History Note: 72; for DICTYOPTERA use ORTHOPTERA 1975-98
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/09/02

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0004690
Related Numbers: txid30007; txid36982; txid6974; txid6979; txid85823
Scope Note: Insects of the order Dictyoptera comprising several families including Blaberidae, BLATTELLIDAE, Blattidae (containing the American cockroach PERIPLANETA americana), Cryptocercidae, and Polyphagidae.
Terms: Cockroaches Preferred Term
Term UI T008851
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1972); Cockroach
Term UI T008850
Date04/11/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Dictyoptera
Term UI T008852
Date10/22/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999)

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