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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D017520
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D017520
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Mucinoses

Definitions
Mucoid states characterized by the elevated deposition and accumulation of mucin (mucopolysaccharides) in dermal tissue. The fibroblasts are responsible for the production of acid mucopolysaccharides (GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS) in the ground substance of the connective tissue system. When fibroblasts produce abnormally large quantities of mucopolysaccharides as hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulfate, or heparin, they accumulate in large amounts in the dermis.
Synonyms
Mucinosis
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