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MeSH Heading: Cell Movement
Tree Number(s): G04.198; G07.568.500.180
Unique ID: D002465
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002465
Annotation: not for microorganisms; do not confuse with CYTOKINESIS or CYTOPLASMIC STREAMING
Scope Note: The movement of cells from one location to another. Distinguish from CYTOKINESIS which is the process of dividing the CYTOPLASM of a cell.
Entry Term(s): Cell Migration; Locomotion, Cell; Migration, Cell; Motility, Cell; Movement, Cell
NLM Classification #: QU 375
Previous Indexing: Cytology (1966-1967); specific cell or tissue/cytology (1966-1967)
See Also: Cell Tracking
Public MeSH Note: 70
History Note: 70(68)
Date Established: 1970/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/01/15

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

ethics (ES)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

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