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MeSH Heading: Pupa
Tree Number(s): B05.500.700; G07.345.500.550.500.700
Unique ID: D011679
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011679
Annotation: do not use /‌embryol with reference to pupae
Scope Note: An inactive stage between the larval and adult stages in the life cycle of INSECTA.
Entry Term(s): Chrysalis; Pupae
Previous Indexing: Insects (1966-1969); Metamorphosis, Biological (1966-1969); specific insect(1966-1969)
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(70)
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/13

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

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)

Pupa MeSH Descriptor Data 2025