| Descriptor English: | Vasoconstriction | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Vasoconstricción 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Vasoconstrição | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Vasoconstriction | ||||
| Entry term(s): | Vasoconstrictions | ||||
| Tree number(s): | G09.330.380.925 | ||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014661 | ||||
| Scope note: | The physiological narrowing of BLOOD VESSELS by contraction of the VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE. | ||||
| Annotation: | coord IM with specific vessel or specific organ /blood supply; the physiol process; do not confuse with stenosis of specific blood vessels ( = specific blood vessel (IM) + CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC (NIM)) | ||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | DE                                                            drug effects ES ethics GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects | ||||
| Previous Indexing: | Vascular Resistance (1966-1977) Vasomotor System (1966-1977) specific blood vessel/physiology (1966-1977) | ||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 78 | ||||
| History Note: | 78 | ||||
| Related: | Vascular Resistance
                                            MeSH Vasoconstrictor Agents MeSH | ||||
| DeCS ID: | 15064 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D014661 | ||||
| NLM Classification: | WG 106 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1978/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1977/04/27 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/06/23 | 
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                | Concept UI | M0022550 | 
| Scope note | The physiological narrowing of BLOOD VESSELS by contraction of the VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE. | 
| Preferred term | Vasoconstriction | 
| Entry term(s) | Vasoconstrictions | 
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