"Starfish" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Echinoderms having bodies of usually five radially disposed arms coalescing at the center.
| Descriptor ID |
D013215
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.408.765
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| Concept/Terms |
Starfish- Starfish
- Starfishes
- Sea Star
- Sea Stars
- Seastar
- Seastars
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Evidence for metabolism of 1-methyladenine during induction of starfish oocyte maturation in vitro. Dev Biol. 1974 Jul; 39(1):177-82.