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Scent Glands MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Scent Glands
Tree Number(s)
A13.820
Unique ID
D012543
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012543
Annotation
animal only; includes skunk perianal glands, weasel anal glands, fox musk glands, wood rat ventral glands, peccary dorsal glands
Scope Note
Exocrine glands in animals which secrete scents which either repel or attract other animals, e.g. perianal glands of skunks, anal glands of weasels, musk glands of foxes, ventral glands of wood rats, and dorsal glands of peccaries.
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under EXOCRINE GLANDS 1975-90
History Note
91(75); was see under EXOCRINE GLANDS 1975-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1974/11/11
Revision Date
1990/04/13
Scent Glands Preferred
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