Structured Summary
Abstract
Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals.
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- Muscle Tissue
- Muscle
- Muscle Tissues
- Tissue, Muscle
- Tissues, Muscle
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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general or unspecified; MUSCLE, STRIATED and MUSCLE, SMOOTH and specifics are available; /innerv: consider also NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION & MUSCLE DENERVATION; /surg: consider also SURGICAL FLAPS; /embryol: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent; inflammation = MYOSITIS
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/transplantation was MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION 1963-65
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Muscles. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009132. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009132
- Muscles. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle
- Muscles. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7365