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Litter Size MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Litter Size
Tree Number(s)
G08.686.530
G08.686.784.769.498.300
Unique ID
D008098
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008098
Annotation
viviparous animals only: see also note under TWINS; for oviparous or ovoviviparous animals use CLUTCH SIZE; relation to PREGNANCY: Manual 28.16.4
Scope Note
The number of offspring produced at one birth by a viviparous animal.
Previous Indexing
Animals, Newborn (1966-1974)
See Also
Pregnancy
Viviparity, Nonmammalian
Public MeSH Note
76; was see under ANIMALS, NEWBORN 1975
History Note
76(75); was see under ANIMALS, NEWBORN 1975
Date Established
1976/01/01
Date of Entry
1974/11/11
Revision Date
2016/06/17
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