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MEDLINE Indexing Online Training Course

Category B - Organisms

Subheadings

/physiology Used with unicellular and multicellular organisms for function

Measurement of heart rate in goats
GOATS /*physiol
*HEART RATE
ANIMAL (check tag)

/growth & development Used with microorganisms, plants, and the postnatal period of animals for growth and development

Proliferation of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the lung
STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE /*growth
LUNG /*microbiol

/embryology Used with animal headings for embryologic and fetal development

In utero development of the sheep
SHEEP/ *embryol
ANIMAL (check tag)

/metabolism Used with, organisms for biochemical changes and metabolism

Oxygen consumption in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE /*metab
*OXYGEN CONSUMPTION

/enzymology Used with organisms, except vertebrates for enzymologic aspects

Reverse transcriptase activity in avian leucosis virus
LEUKOSIS VIRUS, AVIAN /*enzymol
REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE /*metab

/genetics Used for mechanisms of heredity and the genetics of organisms

Genetic variation in maize
MAIZE/*genet
*GENETIC VARIATION

/immunology Used for immunologic studies of microorganisms, fungi, viruses, and animals

Synthesis of antibodies to E. coli in horses
HORSES /*immunol
E COLI /*immunol
ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL/*biosyn
ANIMAL (check tag)

/chemistry used for the chemical composition or content of organisms

Structure of glycans from Schistosoma mansoni
SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI /*chem
GLYCANS /*chem
ANIMAL (check tag)

Last Reviewed: November 19, 2013