myofibroblasts

Preferred Label : myofibroblasts;

MeSH definition : 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.;

MeSH synonym : myofibroblast;

Details

Origin ID

D058628;

UMLS CUI

C0225360;

Allowable qualifiers
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- transplantation [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Myofibroblast [NCIt concept]
- Myofibroblast (cell) [SNOMED CT concept]
- myofibroblast [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- myofibroblasts [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Myofibroblast [NCIt concept]
- Myofibroblast [FMA entity]
- Myofibroblast (cell) [SNOMED CT concept]
- myofibroblast [SNOMED Notion]

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