"Epithelial Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Cells that line the inner and outer surfaces of the body by forming cellular layers (EPITHELIUM) or masses. Epithelial cells lining the SKIN; the MOUTH; the NOSE; and the ANAL CANAL derive from ectoderm; those lining the RESPIRATORY SYSTEM and the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM derive from endoderm; others (CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM and LYMPHATIC SYSTEM) from mesoderm.
| Descriptor ID |
D004847
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.436
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| Concept/Terms |
Epithelial Cells- Epithelial Cells
- Cell, Epithelial
- Cells, Epithelial
- Epithelial Cell
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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