Mesenteric Artery, Superior
"Mesenteric Artery, Superior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A large vessel supplying the whole length of the small intestine except the superior part of the duodenum. It also supplies the cecum and the ascending part of the colon and about half the transverse part of the colon. It arises from the anterior surface of the aorta below the celiac artery at the level of the first lumbar vertebra.
| Descriptor ID |
D017538
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.565.755
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| Concept/Terms |
Mesenteric Artery, Superior- Mesenteric Artery, Superior
- Arteries, Superior Mesenteric
- Artery, Superior Mesenteric
- Mesenteric Arteries, Superior
- Superior Mesenteric Arteries
- Superior Mesenteric Artery
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mesenteric Artery, Superior" by people in Profiles.
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Vakili K, Fullington NM, Turner CG, Cauley RP, Potanos KM, Lee S, Ferguson M, Lock JE, Kim HB. Aorto-mesenteric and renal allograft transplant: a novel treatment for midaortic syndrome. Am J Transplant. 2013 Apr; 13(4):1088-1092.
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Munshi IA, Fusco D, Tashjian D, Kirkwood JR, Polga J, Wait RB. Occlusion of an aberrant right hepatic artery, originating from the superior mesenteric artery, secondary to blunt trauma. J Trauma. 2000 Feb; 48(2):325-6.
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Dopico AM, Kirber MT, Singer JJ, Walsh JV. Membrane stretch directly activates large conductance Ca(2+)-activated K+ channels in mesenteric artery smooth muscle cells. Am J Hypertens. 1994 Jan; 7(1):82-9.