| Descriptor English: | Cell Movement | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Movimiento Celular                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Movimento Celular | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Mouvement cellulaire | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Cell Locomotion Cell Migration Cell Motility Cell Movements Locomotion, Cell Migration, Cell Motility, Cell Movement, Cell Movements, Cell  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        G04.198 G07.568.500.180  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002465 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The movement of cells from one location to another. Distinguish from CYTOKINESIS which is the process of dividing the CYTOPLASM of a cell. | 
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| Annotation: | not for microorganisms; do not confuse with CYTOKINESIS or CYTOPLASMIC STREAMING | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        DE                                                            drug effects ES ethics GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects  | 
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| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Cytology (1966-1967) specific cell or tissue/cytology (1966-1967)  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 70 | 
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| History Note: | 70(68) | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Cell Tracking
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| DeCS ID: | 2500 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D002465 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | QU 375 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1970/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/01/15 | 
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                                        PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES
 
Cell Physiological Phenomena [G04]Cell Physiological Phenomena - 
                                    
PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES
Physiological Phenomena [G07]Physiological Phenomena 
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                        Cell Movement                                            
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                        Migration, Cell                                            
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                        Locomotion, Cell                                            
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0003765 | 
                                
| Scope note | The movement of cells from one location to another. Distinguish from CYTOKINESIS which is the process of dividing the CYTOPLASM of a cell. | 
| Preferred term | Cell Movement | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Cell Movements                                                 Movement, Cell Movements, Cell  | 
                                
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                                        M0462413 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Migration, Cell | 
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                                                                                            Cell Migration                                                 | 
                                
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                                        M0462414 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Locomotion, Cell | 
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                                                                                            Cell Locomotion                                                 Cell Motility Motility, Cell  | 
                                
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