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MeSH Heading: Cell Communication
Tree Number(s): G04.085
Unique ID: D002450
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002450
Annotation: not for micro-organisms
Scope Note: Any of several ways in which living cells of an organism communicate with one another, whether by direct contact between cells or by means of chemical signals carried by neurotransmitter substances, hormones, and cyclic AMP.
Entry Term(s): Cell Interaction; Cell-to-Cell Interaction; Inter-Tissue Communication; Intercellular Communication; Intertissue Communication
Previous Indexing: Intercellular Junctions (1970-1977)
See Also: Intercellular Junctions; Second Messenger Systems; Signal Transduction
Public MeSH Note: 78
History Note: 78
Date Introduced: 1978/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

ethics (ES)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Concept UI: M0003742
Scope Note: Any of several ways in which living cells of an organism communicate with one another, whether by direct contact between cells or by means of chemical signals carried by neurotransmitter substances, hormones, and cyclic AMP.
Terms: Cell Communication Preferred Term
Term UI T007149
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1978); Cell Interaction
Term UI T007151
Date07/24/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Cell-to-Cell Interaction
Term UI T007150
Date08/02/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Intercellular Communication
Term UI T001145427
Date09/26/2024
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2025)

Cell Communication MeSH Descriptor Data 2026