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Descriptor English:   Molting 
Descriptor Spanish:   Muda 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Muda 
Synonyms English:   Ecdyses
Ecdysis
Moltings
Moulting
Moultings  
Tree Number:   G07.345.500.550.750
Definition English:   Periodic casting off FEATHERS; HAIR; or cuticle. Molting is a process of sloughing or desquamation, especially the shedding of an outer covering and the development of a new one. This phenomenon permits growth in ARTHROPODS, skin renewal in AMPHIBIANS and REPTILES, and the shedding of winter coats in BIRDS and MAMMALS. 
See Related English:   Ecdysone
Ecdysterone
 
History Note English:   96 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
DE drug effects GE genetics
IM immunology PH physiology
RE radiation effects  
Record Number:   32684 
Unique Identifier:   D018978 

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