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MeSH Heading: Tuft Cells
Tree Number(s): A08.675.650.915.500.900; A08.800.950.500.900; A11.436.940; A11.671.650.915.500.900
Unique ID: D000095491
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000095491
Scope Note: Epithelial chemosensory cells with apical microvilli. They are found in many different organs and they share characteristics with the chemosensory cells in taste buds. These cells can be activated by infections in the gastrointestinal tract.
Entry Term(s): Brush Cells; Caveolated Cells
Previous Indexing: Epithelial Cells (1973-2023)
Public MeSH Note: 2024
History Note: 2024
Date Established: 2024/01/01
Date of Entry: 2023/07/26
Revision Date: 2023/06/01

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Tuft Cells MeSH Descriptor Data 2025