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Heinz Bodies MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Heinz Bodies
Tree Number(s)
A11.118.290.330.315.335
A11.284.420.204.335
A15.145.229.334.330.340.335
Unique ID
D006366
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006366
Scope Note
Abnormal intracellular inclusions, composed of denatured hemoglobin, found on the membrane of red blood cells. They are seen in thalassemias, enzymopathies, hemoglobinopathies, and after splenectomy.
Public MeSH Note
68
History Note
68(63)
Date Established
1968/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2000/06/22
Heinz Bodies Preferred
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