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MeSH Heading: Elastic Cartilage
Tree Number(s): A02.165.257; A10.165.382.300
Unique ID: D051472
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D051472
Annotation: ELASTIC TISSUE is also available
Scope Note: A type of CARTILAGE whose matrix contains ELASTIC FIBERS and elastic lamellae, in addition to the normal components of HYALINE CARTILAGE matrix. Elastic cartilage is found in the EXTERNAL EAR; EUSTACHIAN TUBE; EPIGLOTTIS; and LARYNX.
Previous Indexing: Cartilage (1967-2005); Cartilage, Articular (1986-2005)
Public MeSH Note: 2006
History Note: 2006
Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30

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anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Elastic Cartilage MeSH Descriptor Data 2024