MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Caenorhabditis elegans
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.500.294.400.875.660.250.250
Unique ID: D017173
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017173
Scope Note: A species of nematode that is widely used in biological, biochemical, and genetic studies.
Entry Version: C ELEGANS
Previous Indexing: Caenorhabditis (1979-1992); Nematoda (1968-1978)
See Also: Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
Public MeSH Note: 93
History Note: 93
Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/07
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Caenorhabditis elegans MeSH Descriptor Data 2025