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Shellfish

Aquatic invertebrates belonging to the phylum MOLLUSCA or the subphylum CRUSTACEA, and used as food.

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Aquatic invertebrates belonging to the phylum MOLLUSCA or the subphylum CRUSTACEA, and used as food.

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13 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, analysis, classification, economics, history, microbiology, parasitology, radiation effects, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, toxicity, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

as food, coordinate IM with specific shellfish (IM); shellfish as animal = CRUSTACEA or MOLLUSCA or specifics; shellfish poisoning usually due to toxins from marine flora or fauna = MARINE TOXINS

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  1. G07.203.300w.600w.875w.700w
  2. J02.500w.600w.875w.700w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Shellfish. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012758. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012758
  2. Shellfish. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellfish
  3. Shellfish. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6501235