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MeSH Heading: Estivation
Tree Number(s): G07.110.232.889.249; G07.410.421.889.249; G16.012.500.535.889.249
Unique ID: D004956
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004956
Annotation: animal only; winter dormancy = HIBERNATION
Scope Note: In certain living species, a period of dormancy during the summer months marked by decreased metabolism.
Entry Term(s): Aestivation
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL 1966-90
History Note: 91(66); was see under ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL 1966-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/02/24

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Estivation MeSH Descriptor Data 2023