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Microspheres MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Microspheres
Tree Number(s)
E07.565
Unique ID
D008863
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008863
Annotation
note entry terms: do not coord with LATEX unless particularly discussed; note MICROCAPSULES see CAPSULES: do not coord with MICROSPHERES
Scope Note
Small uniformly-sized spherical particles, of micrometer dimensions, frequently labeled with radioisotopes or various reagents acting as tags or markers.
Entry Term(s)
Latex Beads
Latex Particles
Latex Spheres
Microbeads
See Also
Enzymes, Immobilized
Microbubbles
Microplastics
Public MeSH Note
74; LATEX PARTICLES was heading 1968-80
Online Note
use MICROSPHERES + LATEX to search LATEX PARTICLES 1968-80
History Note
74(72); LATEX PARTICLES was heading 1968-80
Date Established
1974/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/04/09

No Qualifiers
Microspheres Preferred
Latex Beads Narrower
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