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MeSH Heading: Esophageal Mucosa
Tree Number(s): A03.556.875.500.180; A10.615.550.146
Unique ID: D000071041
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000071041
Scope Note: Circular innermost layer of the ESOPHAGUS wall that mediates esophageal PERISTALSIS which pushes ingested food bolus toward the stomach.
Entry Term(s): Esophagus Mucosa; Oesophageal Mucosa
Previous Indexing: Esophagus (1963-2016)
Public MeSH Note: 2017
History Note: 2017
Date Established: 2017/01/01
Date of Entry: 2016/07/05
Revision Date: 2016/03/01

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Esophageal Mucosa MeSH Descriptor Data 2025