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MeSH Heading: Herpesviridae
Tree Number(s): B04.280.382
Unique ID: D006564
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006564
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; infection = HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS
Scope Note: A family of enveloped, linear, double-stranded DNA viruses infecting a wide variety of animals. Subfamilies, based on biological characteristics, include: ALPHAHERPESVIRINAE; BETAHERPESVIRINAE; and GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE.
Entry Term(s): Herpesviruses; Mouse Thymic Virus; Murid herpesvirus 3; Thymic Group Viruses
Registry Number: txid10292
Related Numbers: txid2419785
NLM Classification #: QW 165.5.H3
Public MeSH Note: 81; was HERPESVIRUSES 1975-80, was HERPESVIRUS 1963-74; THYMIC GROUP VIRUSES was see MOUSE LEUKEMIA VIRUSES 1975-91
Online Note: use HERPESVIRIDAE to search HERPESVIRUSES 1975-80 & HERPESVIRUS 1966-74; use MOUSE LEUKEMIA VIRUSES to search THYMIC GROUP VIRUSES 1975-91
History Note: 81; was HERPESVIRUSES 1975-80, was HERPESVIRUS 1963-74; THYMIC GROUP VIRUSES was see MOUSE LEUKEMIA VIRUSES 1975-91
Date Established: 1981/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/09/02

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

Herpesviridae MeSH Descriptor Data 2024