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Descriptor English: Intestinal Mucosa
Descriptor Spanish: Mucosa Intestinal
Descriptor mucosa intestinal
Entry term(s) epitelio intestinal
Scope note: Es la membrana más interna de las cuatro capas de la pared intestinal, las otras tres son las capas submucosa, muscular y serosa. (Berk et al., Gastroenterology, 4th ed, v.3, p1479)
Descriptor Portuguese: Mucosa Intestinal
Descriptor French: Muqueuse intestinale
Entry term(s): Epithelium, Intestinal
Gland, Intestinal
Glands, Intestinal
Intestinal Epithelium
Intestinal Gland
Intestinal Glands
Mucosa, Intestinal
Tree number(s): A03.556.124.369
A10.615.550.444
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007413
Scope note: Lining of the INTESTINES, consisting of an inner EPITHELIUM, a middle LAMINA PROPRIA, and an outer MUSCULARIS MUCOSAE. In the SMALL INTESTINE, the mucosa is characterized by a series of folds and abundance of absorptive cells (ENTEROCYTES) with MICROVILLI.
Annotation: /cytol: consider also specific cell types available in MeSH; for entry term INTESTINAL EPITHELIUM, do not routinely coordinate with EPITHELIUM unless it is specifically discussed
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 67
History Note: 67(65)
Related: Intestinal Secretions MeSH
DeCS ID: 7576
Unique ID: D007413
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Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
Intestinal Mucosa - Preferred
Concept UI M0011572
Scope note Lining of the INTESTINES, consisting of an inner EPITHELIUM, a middle LAMINA PROPRIA, and an outer MUSCULARIS MUCOSAE. In the SMALL INTESTINE, the mucosa is characterized by a series of folds and abundance of absorptive cells (ENTEROCYTES) with MICROVILLI.
Preferred term Intestinal Mucosa
Entry term(s) Mucosa, Intestinal
Intestinal Glands - Narrower
Concept UI M0475151
Preferred term Intestinal Glands
Entry term(s) Gland, Intestinal
Glands, Intestinal
Intestinal Gland
Intestinal Epithelium - Narrower
Concept UI M0011573
Preferred term Intestinal Epithelium
Entry term(s) Epithelium, Intestinal



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