Cell Wall
"Cell Wall" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The outermost layer of a cell in most PLANTS; BACTERIA; FUNGI; and ALGAE. The cell wall is usually a rigid structure that lies external to the CELL MEMBRANE, and provides a protective barrier against physical or chemical agents.
| Descriptor ID |
D002473
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.183
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| Concept/Terms |
Cell Wall- Cell Wall
- Cell Walls
- Wall, Cell
- Walls, Cell
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cell Wall" by people in Profiles.
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van Ingen J, Tortoli E, Selvarangan R, Coyle MB, Crump JA, Morrissey AB, Dekhuijzen PNR, Boeree MJ, van Soolingen D. Mycobacterium sherrisii sp. nov., a slow-growing non-chromogenic species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2011 Jun; 61(Pt 6):1293-1298.