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MeSH Heading: Egg Shell
Tree Number(s): A13.316
Unique ID: D004528
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004528
Annotation: IM avian only; NIM reptilian; do not use for lower animals; ANIMAL SHELLS is also available
Scope Note: A hard or leathery calciferous exterior covering of an egg.
Entry Term(s): Eggshell
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/02/26

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Egg Shell MeSH Descriptor Data 2023