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Descriptor English: Vasodilation
Descriptor Spanish: Vasodilatación
Descriptor vasodilatación
Entry term(s) vasorrelajación
Scope note: Ensanchamiento fisiológico de los VASOS SANGUÍNEOS por relajación del MÚSCULO LISO VASCULAR.
Descriptor Portuguese: Vasodilatação
Descriptor French: Vasodilatation
Entry term(s): Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation, Vascular
Relaxation, Vascular Endothelium-Dependent
Vascular Endothelium Dependent Relaxation
Vascular Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation
Vasodilatation
Vasorelaxation
Tree number(s): G09.330.380.928
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014664
Scope note: The physiological widening of BLOOD VESSELS by relaxing the underlying VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE.
Annotation: coord IM with specific vessel or specific organ /blood supply; the physiol process; pathol dilat = specific blood vessel (IM) + DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC (NIM) or ANEURYSM and its specifics
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
ES ethics
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Vasomotor System (1966-1977)
tissue or organ/blood supply (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 78
History Note: 78
Related: Vasodilator Agents MeSH
DeCS ID: 15067
Unique ID: D014664
NLM Classification: WG 106
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Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/04/27
Revision Date: 2016/06/23
Vasodilation - Preferred
Concept UI M0022556
Scope note The physiological widening of BLOOD VESSELS by relaxing the underlying VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE.
Preferred term Vasodilation
Entry term(s) Vasodilatation
Vasorelaxation
Vascular Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation - Narrower
Concept UI M0448316
Scope note VASODILATION that is mediated via the ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT RELAXING FACTORS or their processes.
Preferred term Vascular Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation
Entry term(s) Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation, Vascular
Relaxation, Vascular Endothelium-Dependent
Vascular Endothelium Dependent Relaxation



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