| Descriptor English: | Cells | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Células                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Células | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Cellules | ||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Cell | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        A11 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002477 | ||||
| Scope note: | The fundamental, structural, and functional units or subunits of living organisms. They are composed of CYTOPLASM containing various ORGANELLES and a CELL MEMBRANE boundary. | 
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| Annotation: | general; prefer specific cell or specific anatomical term or organism with /cytol; cell stages = CELL CYCLE | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        CH                                                            chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EN enzymology IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology  | 
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| Entry Combination: | 
                                                                            physiology:Cell Physiological Phenomena
                                                                                 transplantation:Cell Transplantation  | 
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| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Cytology (1966-1971) | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 1972; was see under CYTOLOGY 1963-71 | 
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| History Note: | 1972; was see under CYTOLOGY 1963-71 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 2511 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D002477 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1972/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2018/02/28 | 
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Cells [A11]Cells 
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| Scope note | The fundamental, structural, and functional units or subunits of living organisms. They are composed of CYTOPLASM containing various ORGANELLES and a CELL MEMBRANE boundary. | 
| Preferred term | Cells | 
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