tropism - CISMeF

Preferred Label : tropism;

MeSH definition : The directional growth of an organism in response to an external stimulus such as light, touch, or gravity. Growth towards the stimulus is a positive tropism; growth away from the stimulus is a negative tropism. (From Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990);

MeSH synonym : tropisms;

MeSH annotation : distinguish -tropic from -trophic (nutritional);

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropism;

Details

Origin ID

D018523;

UMLS CUI

C0242732;

ATC code(s)
- pain palliation (bone seeking agents) [ATC Code]
- watersoluble, hepatotropic x-ray contrast media [ATC Code]
- watersoluble, nephrotropic, high osmolar x-ray contrast media [ATC Code]
- watersoluble, nephrotropic, low osmolar x-ray contrast media [ATC Code]
Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- tropism [GO term]
Record concept(s)
- tropism [MeSH concept]
See also
- viral tropism [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Physiologic Function [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- tropism [GO term]

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