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Muscles MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Muscles
Tree Number(s)
A02.633
A10.690
Unique ID
D009132
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009132
Annotation
general or unspecified; MUSCLE, STRIATED and MUSCLE, SMOOTH and specifics are available; /‌innerv: consider also NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION & MUSCLE DENERVATION; /‌surg: consider also SURGICAL FLAPS; /‌embryol: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent; inflammation = MYOSITIS
Scope Note
Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals.
Entry Term(s)
Muscle Tissue
See Also
Myography
Sarcolemma
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
Consider Also
consider also terms at MYO-
Public MeSH Note
/transplantation was MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION 1963-65
History Note
/transplantation was MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION 1963-65
Entry Combination
growth & development:Muscle Development
Date Established
1960/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/06/13
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