"Starch" 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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Any of a group of polysaccharides of the general formula (C6-H10-O5)n, composed of a long-chain polymer of glucose in the form of amylose and amylopectin. It is the chief storage form of energy reserve (carbohydrates) in plants.
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D013213
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.078.562.855 D09.301.915 D09.698.365.855
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Starch" by people in Profiles.
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Silva GA, Coutinho OP, Ducheyne P, Shapiro IM, Reis RL. Starch-based microparticles as vehicles for the delivery of active platelet-derived growth factor. Tissue Eng. 2007 Jun; 13(6):1259-68.
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Silva GA, Coutinho OP, Ducheyne P, Shapiro IM, Reis RL. The effect of starch and starch-bioactive glass composite microparticles on the adhesion and expression of the osteoblastic phenotype of a bone cell line. Biomaterials. 2007 Jan; 28(2):326-34.
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Goldring JM. Resistant starch: safe intakes and legal status. J AOAC Int. 2004 May-Jun; 87(3):733-9.