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MeSH Heading: Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
Tree Number(s): A02.633.570.491; A07.015.733.500; A10.690.467.491
Unique ID: D009131
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009131
Annotation: coord IM with specific vein or artery (NIM & then only if pertinent); /‌growth: coord with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; /‌embryol: coord with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent
Scope Note: The nonstriated involuntary muscle tissue of blood vessels.
Entry Term(s): Vascular Smooth Muscle
Previous Indexing: Muscle, Smooth (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note: 80
History Note: 80
Date Established: 1980/01/01
Date of Entry: 1979/04/25
Revision Date: 2018/07/01

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

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)

Muscle, Smooth, Vascular MeSH Descriptor Data 2025