"Xiphoid Bone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The smallest and most inferior triangular protrusion of the STERNUM or breastbone that extends into the center of the RIBCAGE.
| Descriptor ID |
D014989
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.570.750.825
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| Concept/Terms |
Xiphoid Bone- Xiphoid Bone
- Xiphoid Bones
- Xiphoid Process
- Xiphoid Processes
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Xiphoid Bone" by people in Profiles.
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Mosca H, Dross P. 3D computed tomography of an unusual triple ended xiphoid process. Del Med J. 2012 Mar; 84(3):93-4.
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Yuan CM, Ala-Kokko L, Le Guellec D, Franc S, Fertala A, Khillan JS, Sokolov BP, Prockop DJ. Lack of a phenotype in transgenic mice aberrantly expressing COL2A1 mRNA because of highly selective post-transcriptional down-regulation. Biochem J. 2000 Jan 15; 345 Pt 2:377-84.
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Deal BJ, Chin AJ, Sanders SP, Norwood WI, Castaneda AR. Subxiphoid two-dimensional echocardiographic identification of tricuspid valve abnormalities in transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect. Am J Cardiol. 1985 Apr 15; 55(9):1146-51.