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Gliosis MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Gliosis
Tree Number(s)
C23.550.369
Unique ID
D005911
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005911
Scope Note
The production of a dense fibrous network of neuroglia; includes astrocytosis, which is a proliferation of astrocytes in the area of a degenerative lesion.
Entry Term(s)
Astrocytosis
Astrogliosis
Glial Scar
Previous Indexing
appropriate heading/PA (1966-1968)
Neuroglia (1966-1968)
Public MeSH Note
74
History Note
74(69)
Date Established
1974/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2021/05/12
Gliosis Preferred
Astrocytosis Narrower
Glial Scar Related
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