"Secondary Metabolism" 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.
A physiochemical process which occurs in a wide range of organisms which unlike BASAL METABOLISM is not required for or essential to short-term survivability but to long-term general well-being of the organism.
| Descriptor ID |
D064210
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G03.493.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Secondary Metabolism- Secondary Metabolism
- Metabolism, Secondary
- Metabolisms, Secondary
- Secondary Metabolisms
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