Foam Cells

"Foam Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Lipid-laden macrophages originating from monocytes or from smooth muscle cells.

Descriptor ID	D005487
MeSH Number(s)	A11.329.372.368 A11.627.482.368 A11.733.397.368 A15.382.680.397.368 A15.382.812.522.368
Concept/Terms	Foam Cells Foam Cells Cell, Foam Cells, Foam Foam Cell

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Foam Cells".

Anatomy [A]
Cells [A11]
Connective Tissue Cells [A11.329]
Macrophages [A11.329.372]
Foam Cells [A11.329.372.368]
Myeloid Cells [A11.627]
Macrophages [A11.627.482]
Foam Cells [A11.627.482.368]
Phagocytes [A11.733]
Macrophages [A11.733.397]
Foam Cells [A11.733.397.368]
Hemic and Immune Systems [A15]
Immune System [A15.382]
Phagocytes [A15.382.680]
Macrophages [A15.382.680.397]
Foam Cells [A15.382.680.397.368]
Mononuclear Phagocyte System [A15.382.812]
Macrophages [A15.382.812.522]
Foam Cells [A15.382.812.522.368]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Foam Cells".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Foam Cells".

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