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Fat Body MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Fat Body
Tree Number(s)
A13.365
Unique ID
D005216
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005216
Annotation
in AMPHIBIANS & insects
Scope Note
A nutritional reservoir of fatty tissue found mainly in INSECTS and AMPHIBIANS.
Entry Term(s)
Amphibian Fat Body
Insect Fat Body
Previous Indexing
Adipose Tissue (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note
1989; was see under ADIPOSE TISSUE 1980-1988
History Note
89(80); was see under ADIPOSE TISSUE 1980-88
Date Established
1989/01/01
Date of Entry
1979/05/24
Revision Date
2021/06/28
Fat Body Preferred
Insect Fat Body Narrower
Amphibian Fat Body Narrower
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