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Cell Movement MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Cell Movement
Tree Number(s)
G04.198
G07.568.500.180
Unique ID
D002465
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002465
Annotation
not for microorganisms; do not confuse with CYTOKINESIS or CYTOPLASMIC STREAMING
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.
Entry Term(s)
Cell Migration
Locomotion, Cell
Migration, Cell
Motility, Cell
Movement, Cell
NLM Classification #
QU 375
Previous Indexing
Cytology (1966-1967)
specific cell or tissue/cytology (1966-1967)
See Also
Cell Tracking
Public MeSH Note
70
History Note
70(68)
Date Established
1970/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/01/15
Cell Movement Preferred
Migration, Cell Narrower
Locomotion, Cell Narrower
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