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Peroxisomes MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Peroxisomes
Tree Number(s)
A11.284.430.214.190.500.585.600
A11.284.430.214.190.875.190.190.755.600
Unique ID
D020675
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020675
Scope Note
Microbodies which occur in animal and plant cells and in certain fungi and protozoa. They contain peroxidase, catalase, and allied enzymes. (From Singleton and Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2nd ed)
NLM Classification #
QU 350
Previous Indexing
Microbodies (1975-1999)
See Also
Peroxisomal Disorders
Peroxisome Proliferators
Public MeSH Note
2000; see MICROBODIES 1976-1999
History Note
2000; use MICROBODIES 1976-1999
Date Established
2000/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/11/03
Revision Date
2003/07/09
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