Search on:
FIREFLIES
Descriptors Found:
1
Displaying:
1 .. 1
1 / 1
DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Fireflies
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Luciérnagas
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Vaga-Lumes
Synonyms
English
:
Firefly
Lampyridae
Luciola
Luciolas
Photinus
Tree Number:
B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.375.307
Definition
English
:
The
family
Lampyidae, which are bioluminescent BEETLES. They contain
FIREFLY LUCIFERIN
and
LUCIFERASES
.
Oxidation
of
firefly luciferin
results in
luminescence.
History Note
English
:
2005; use BEETLES 1993-2004
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AH
anatomy & histology
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
38495
Unique Identifier:
D048888
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
DeCS