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MeSH Heading: Molting
Tree Number(s): G07.345.500.550.750
Unique ID: D018978
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018978
Scope Note: Periodic casting off FEATHERS; HAIR; or cuticle. Molting is a process of sloughing or desquamation, especially the shedding of an outer covering and the development of a new one. This phenomenon permits growth in ARTHROPODS, skin renewal in AMPHIBIANS and REPTILES, and the shedding of winter coats in BIRDS and MAMMALS.
Entry Term(s): Ecdysis; Moulting
See Also: Ecdysone; Ecdysterone
Public MeSH Note: 96
History Note: 96
Date Established: 1996/01/01
Date of Entry: 1995/05/24
Revision Date: 2016/06/17

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

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