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MeSH Heading: Animal Shells
Tree Number(s): A13.080
Unique ID: D060105
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D060105
Annotation: EGG SHELL is also available
Scope Note: The hard rigid covering of animals including MOLLUSCS; TURTLES; INSECTS; and crustaceans.
Entry Term(s): Animal Exoskeleton; Carapace; Seashells
Previous Indexing: Animals (1963-2011)
See Also: Shellfish
Public MeSH Note: 2012
History Note: 2012
Date Introduced: 2012/01/01
Last Updated: 2017/07/11

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Animal Shells MeSH Descriptor Data 2026