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Embryonic and Fetal Development MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Embryonic and Fetal Development
Tree Number(s)
G07.345.500.325
G08.686.784.170
Unique ID
D005314
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005314
Annotation
used for searching; INDEXER: Do not use; CATALOGER: Do not use
Scope Note
Morphological and physiological development of EMBRYOS or FETUSES.
Entry Version
EMBRYONIC FETAL DEVELOPMENT
Entry Term(s)
Embryo and Fetal Development
Prenatal Programming
Previous Indexing
Fetus/physiology (1966-1984)
Growth (1966-1984)
specific organ/embryology (1966-1994)
See Also
Beginning of Human Life
Developmental Biology
Public MeSH Note
2005; see EMBRYO AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT 2003-2004, see FETAL DEVELOPMENT 1985-2002
History Note
2005 (1985)
Date Established
1985/01/01
Date of Entry
1984/06/11
Revision Date
2016/06/17
Embryonic and Fetal Development Preferred
Prenatal Programming Narrower
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