"Vibrissae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Stiff hairs projecting from the face around the nose of most mammals, acting as touch receptors.
| Descriptor ID |
D014738
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A13.950
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vibrissae" by people in Profiles.
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Fu Z, Ganesana M, Hwang P, Tan X, Kinkaid MM, Sun YY, Bian E, Weybright A, Chen HR, Sol-Church K, Eyo UB, Pridans C, Quintana FJ, Robson SC, Kumar P, Venton BJ, Schaefer A, Kuan CY. Microglia modulate the cerebrovascular reactivity through ectonucleotidase CD39. Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 22; 16(1):956.
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Li Q, Guo H, Chou DW, Berndt A, Sundberg JP, Uitto J. Mouse models for pseudoxanthoma elasticum: genetic and dietary modulation of the ectopic mineralization phenotypes. PLoS One. 2014; 9(2):e89268.
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Li Q, Guo H, Chou DW, Berndt A, Sundberg JP, Uitto J. Mutant Enpp1asj mice as a model for generalized arterial calcification of infancy. Dis Model Mech. 2013 Sep; 6(5):1227-35.
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Berndt A, Li Q, Potter CS, Liang Y, Silva KA, Kennedy V, Uitto J, Sundberg JP. A single-nucleotide polymorphism in the Abcc6 gene associates with connective tissue mineralization in mice similar to targeted models for pseudoxanthoma elasticum. J Invest Dermatol. 2013 Mar; 133(3):833-836.
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Jiang Q, Uitto J. Restricting dietary magnesium accelerates ectopic connective tissue mineralization in a mouse model of pseudoxanthoma elasticum (Abcc6(-/-) ). Exp Dermatol. 2012 Sep; 21(9):694-9.
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Li Q, Berndt A, Guo H, Sundberg JP, Uitto J. A novel animal model for pseudoxanthoma elasticum: the KK/HlJ mouse. Am J Pathol. 2012 Oct; 181(4):1190-6.
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Kupetsky-Rincon EA, Li Q, Uitto J. Magnesium reduces carotid intima-media thickness in a mouse model of pseudoxanthoma elasticum: a novel treatment biomarker. Clin Transl Sci. 2012 Jun; 5(3):259-64.
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Kavukcuoglu NB, Li Q, Pleshko N, Uitto J. Connective tissue mineralization in Abcc6-/- mice, a model for pseudoxanthoma elasticum. Matrix Biol. 2012 May; 31(4):246-52.
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Jiang Q, Dibra F, Lee MD, Oldenburg R, Uitto J. Overexpression of fetuin-a counteracts ectopic mineralization in a mouse model of pseudoxanthoma elasticum (abcc6(-/-)). J Invest Dermatol. 2010 May; 130(5):1288-96.
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Li Q, Larusso J, Grand-Pierre AE, Uitto J. Magnesium carbonate-containing phosphate binder prevents connective tissue mineralization in Abcc6(-/-) mice-potential for treatment of pseudoxanthoma elasticum. Clin Transl Sci. 2009 Dec; 2(6):398-404.