Hepatic Stellate Cell

Preferred Label : Hepatic Stellate Cell;

NCIt synonyms : Ito Cell;

NCIt definition : A star-shaped cell in the liver associated with the development of fibrosis. When stellate cells are activated in response to an injury, they proliferate and synthesize large amounts of extracellular matrix which results in deposition of scar or fibrous tissue.;

Details

Origin ID

C32734;

UMLS CUI

C2340138;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Connective and Soft Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Perisinusoidal Space [NCIt concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Ito cell (cell) [SNOMED CT concept]
- hepatic stellate cells [MeSH Descriptor]
- hepatic stellate cells [MeSH concept]
- ito cell [SNOMED Notion]
- ito cells [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- hepatic stellate cells [MeSH concept]
- hepatic stellate cells [MeSH Descriptor]

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