Structured Summary
Abstract
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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Classification
Narrower headings
- Acinar Cells
- Allogeneic Cells
- Antibody-Producing Cells
- Antigen-Presenting Cells
- Blood Cells
- Bone Marrow Cells
- Cellular Structures
- Chromaffin Cells
- Circulating Neoplastic Cells
- Connective Tissue Cells
- Cultured Cells
- Endocrine Cells
- Epidermal Cells
- Epithelial Cells
- Erythroid Cells
- Eukaryotic Cells
- Germ Cells
- Giant Cells
- Hepatic Stellate Cells
- Immobilized Cells
- Mesophyll Cells
- Muscle Cells
- Myeloid Cells
- Neuroglia
- Neurons
- Oxyphil Cells
- Pancreatic Stellate Cells
- Pericytes
- Phagocytes
- Plant Cells
- Prokaryotic Cells
- Protoplasts
- Reed-Sternberg Cells
- Spheroplasts
- Spores
- Stem Cells
- Thymocytes
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Synonyms
1 entry terms
- Cell
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Aspects Covered
13 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
general; prefer specific cell or specific anatomical term or organism with /cytol; cell stages = CELL CYCLE
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History Note
1972; was see under CYTOLOGY 1963-71
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Previous Indexing
- Cytology (1966-1971)
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Number
- A11w
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Cells. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002477. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002477
- Cells. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_(biology)
- Cells. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7868