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MeSH Heading: Respiratory Muscles
Tree Number(s): A02.633.567.900
Unique ID: D012132
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012132
Annotation: /growth: coord with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; /‌embryol: coord with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent
Scope Note: These include the muscles of the DIAPHRAGM and the INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES.
Entry Term(s): Respiratory Muscle; Ventilatory Muscles
Previous Indexing: Diaphragm (1966-1986); Intercostal Muscles (1966-1986); Muscles (1966-1986); Respiration (1966-1986)
Public MeSH Note: 87
History Note: 87
Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/04/02
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

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)

Respiratory Muscles MeSH Descriptor Data 2025