Peripheral Nervous System
"Peripheral Nervous System" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The nervous system outside of the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system has autonomic and somatic divisions. The autonomic nervous system includes the enteric, parasympathetic, and sympathetic subdivisions. The somatic nervous system includes the cranial and spinal nerves and their ganglia and the peripheral sensory receptors.
| Descriptor ID |
D017933
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Peripheral Nervous System- Peripheral Nervous System
- Nervous System, Peripheral
- Nervous Systems, Peripheral
- Peripheral Nervous Systems
- System, Peripheral Nervous
- Systems, Peripheral Nervous
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peripheral Nervous System" by people in Profiles.
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Schnell MJ, McGettigan JP, Wirblich C, Papaneri A. The cell biology of rabies virus: using stealth to reach the brain. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2010 Jan; 8(1):51-61.
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Viscusi ER, Gan TJ, Leslie JB, Foss JF, Talon MD, Du W, Owens G. Peripherally acting mu-opioid receptor antagonists and postoperative ileus: mechanisms of action and clinical applicability. Anesth Analg. 2009 Jun; 108(6):1811-22.
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Hsu WL, Scholz JP, Schöner G, Jeka JJ, Kiemel T. Control and estimation of posture during quiet stance depends on multijoint coordination. J Neurophysiol. 2007 Apr; 97(4):3024-35.
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Halperin JJ. Lyme disease and the peripheral nervous system. Muscle Nerve. 2003 Aug; 28(2):133-43.
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Weiss MD, Dalakas MC, Lauter CJ, Willison HJ, Quarles RH. Variability in the binding of anti-MAG and anti-SGPG antibodies to target antigens in demyelinating neuropathy and IgM paraproteinemia. J Neuroimmunol. 1999 Mar 1; 95(1-2):174-84.