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MeSH Heading: Astroviridae
Tree Number(s): B04.820.578.250
Unique ID: D019200
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019200
Annotation: infection = ASTROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS
Scope Note: A family of RNA viruses with two genera: MAMASTROVIRUS and AVASTROVIRUS. They cause GASTROENTERITIS in humans and also infect other vertebrates.
Public MeSH Note: 97
History Note: 97
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/10
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

Astroviridae MeSH Descriptor Data 2025