Phenomena and Processes

Germ-Free Life

Animals not contaminated by or associated with any foreign organisms.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Animals not contaminated by or associated with any foreign organisms.

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10 entry terms
  • Germfree Life
  • Germ Free Life
  • Life, Germ-Free
  • Life, Germfree
  • Axenic Animals
  • Gnotobiotics
  • Animal, Axenic
  • Animals, Axenic
  • Axenic Animal
  • Gnotobiotic

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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  1. G06.320w

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QY 58

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Germ-Free Life. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005856. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005856
  2. Germ-Free Life. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ-free_animal
  3. Germ-Free Life. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5550954