Structured Summary
Abstract
The nonstriated involuntary muscle tissue of blood vessels.
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7 entry terms
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
- Vascular Smooth Muscle
- Muscle, Vascular Smooth
- Muscles, Vascular Smooth
- Smooth Muscle, Vascular
- Smooth Muscles, Vascular
- Vascular Smooth Muscles
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24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
coord IM with specific vein or artery (NIM & then only if pertinent); /growth: coord with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; /embryol: coord with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent
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Previous Indexing
- Muscle, Smooth (1966-1979)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Smooth Vascular Muscle. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009131. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009131
- Smooth Vascular Muscle. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vascular_smooth_muscle
- Smooth Vascular Muscle. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7916469