DeCS

Descriptor English:

Elastic Tissue

Descriptor Spanish:

Tejido Elástico

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	tejido elástico
Entry term(s)	fibras elásticas
Scope note:	Tipo de tejido conectivo que contiene fibras elásticas. Se encuentra en los ligamentos de la columna vertebral y en las paredes de algunos grandes vasos sanguíneos. (Diccionario Mosby. 5a ed. Madrid: Harcourt España, 2000, p.1217).

Descriptor Portuguese:

Tecido Elástico

Descriptor French:

Tissu élastique

Entry term(s):

Fibres élastiques

Tree number(s):

A10.165.400

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004547

Scope note:

Connective tissue comprised chiefly of elastic fibers. Elastic fibers have two components: ELASTIN and MICROFIBRILS.

Annotation:

ELASTIC CARTILAGE is also available

Allowable Qualifiers:

AB malformations
AH anatomie et histologie
BS vascularisation
CH composition chimique
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
DG imagerie diagnostique
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
IM immunologie
IN traumatismes
IR innervation
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PA anatomopathologie
PH physiologie
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
RE effets des radiations
SU chirurgie
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

4621

Unique ID:

D004547

NLM Classification:

QS 532.5.E5

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Date Established:

1966/01/01

Date of Entry:

1999/01/01