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MeSH Heading: Arterioles
Tree Number(s): A07.015.114.060; A07.015.461.080
Unique ID: D001160
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001160
Annotation: IM GEN only; NIM as coord with specific organ /‌blood supply (IM)
Scope Note: The smallest divisions of the arteries located between the muscular arteries and the capillaries.
Previous Indexing: Arteries (1966-1977); specific artery
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ARTERIES 1978-90
History Note: 91(78); was see under ARTERIES 1978-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/03/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

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)

Arterioles MeSH Descriptor Data 2025