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Prokaryotic Cells MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Prokaryotic Cells
Tree Number(s)
A11.760
Unique ID
D011387
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011387
Annotation
general: prefer BACTERIA or ARCHAEA or specifics
Scope Note
Cells lacking a nuclear membrane so that the nuclear material is either scattered in the cytoplasm or collected in a nucleoid region.
NLM Classification #
QW 51
Previous Indexing
appropriate cell, organism, subcellular fraction, or process
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under CELLS 1978-90
History Note
91(78); was see under CELLS 1978-90
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2007/07/09
Prokaryotic Cells Preferred
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