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MeSH Heading: Cytophagocytosis
Tree Number(s): G04.165.249; G04.417.350.545; G09.188.665.500; G12.450.564.809.500; G12.688.500
Unique ID: D057899
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057899
Scope Note: The engulfment and degradation of cells by other cells.
Entry Term(s): Cell Cannibalism; Cell Phagocytosis; Cytophagy
Previous Indexing: Phagocytosis (1962-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 2016/06/23

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Concept UI: M0539696
Scope Note: The engulfment and degradation of cells by other cells.
Terms: Cytophagocytosis Preferred Term
Term UI T758835
Date10/01/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Cell Phagocytosis
Term UI T758836
Date10/01/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Cell Cannibalism
Term UI T758837
Date10/01/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Cytophagy
Term UI T758838
Date10/01/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011)

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