Oocysts

"Oocysts" 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.

MeSH information

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Zygote-containing cysts of sporozoan protozoa. Further development in an oocyst produces small individual infective organisms called SPOROZOITES. Then, depending on the genus, the entire oocyst is called a sporocyst or the oocyst contains multiple sporocysts encapsulating the sporozoites.

Descriptor ID	D033661
MeSH Number(s)	A11.870.740.600 B05.500.675 B05.775.740.600 G07.345.500.550.500.675
Concept/Terms	Oocysts Oocysts Oocyst Sporocysts Sporocysts Sporocyst

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Oocysts".

Anatomy [A]
Cells [A11]
Spores [A11.870]
Spores, Protozoan [A11.870.740]
Oocysts [A11.870.740.600]
Organisms [B]
Organism Forms [B05]
Life Cycle Stages [B05.500]
Oocysts [B05.500.675]
Spores [B05.775]
Spores, Protozoan [B05.775.740]
Oocysts [B05.775.740.600]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Growth and Development [G07.345]
Morphogenesis [G07.345.500]
Metamorphosis, Biological [G07.345.500.550]
Life Cycle Stages [G07.345.500.550.500]
Oocysts [G07.345.500.550.500.675]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Oocysts".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Oocysts".

Oocysts
Sporozoites

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