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MeSH Heading: Vibrissae
Tree Number(s): A13.950
Unique ID: D014738
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014738
Scope Note: Stiff hairs projecting from the face around the nose of most mammals, acting as touch receptors.
Entry Term(s): Whiskers
Previous Indexing: Afferent Pathways (1976-1984); Hair (1966-1984); Mechanoreceptors (1971-1984)
Public MeSH Note: 85
History Note: 85
Date Established: 1985/01/01
Date of Entry: 1984/04/06
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

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)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

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