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MeSH Heading: Myofibroblasts
Tree Number(s): A11.329.228.975; A11.620.520.500
Unique ID: D058628
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058628
Scope Note: Spindle-shaped cells with characteristic CONTRACTILE PROTEINS and structures that contribute to the WOUND HEALING process. They occur in GRANULATION TISSUE and also in pathological processes such as FIBROSIS.
Previous Indexing: Fibroblasts (1972-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 1955/01/01

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cytology (CY)

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enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Myofibroblasts MeSH Descriptor Data 2025