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Embryonic Development MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Embryonic Development
Tree Number(s)
G07.345.500.325.180
G08.686.784.170.104
Unique ID
D047108
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D047108
Scope Note
Morphological and physiological development of EMBRYOS.
Entry Term(s)
Embryo Development
Embryogenesis
Embryonic Programming
Post-implantation Embryo Development
Postimplantation Embryo Development
Postnidation Embryo Development
Postnidation Embryo Development, Animal
Pre-implantation Embryo Development
Preimplantation Embryo Development
Prenidation Embryo Development, Animal
Previous Indexing
Embryonic and Fetal Development (1973-2004)
Public MeSH Note
2005; see EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT 1985-2004; for POSTIMPLANTATION EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT see POSTIMPLANTATION PHASE 1985-2004, see POSTNIDATION PHASE 1980-1984, see PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST 1976-1979, see PREGNANCY, FIRST TRIMESTER 1975; for PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT see PREIMPLANTATION PHASE 1985-2004, see PRENIDATION PHASE 1980-1984, see PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST 1976-1979, see PREGNANCY, FIRST TRIMESTER 1975; for POSTNIDATION EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT, ANIMAL & PRENIDATION EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT, ANIMAL see PREGNANCY, ANIMAL 1975-1979
History Note
2005; use EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT 1985-2004; for POSTIMPLANTATION EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT & PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT use EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT 1976-2004
Date Introduced
2005/01/01
Last Updated
2016/06/17
Embryonic Development Preferred
Postimplantation Embryo Development Narrower
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