"Digestive System" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of organs stretching from the MOUTH to the ANUS, serving to breakdown foods, assimilate nutrients, and eliminate waste. In humans, the digestive system includes the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT and the accessory glands (LIVER; BILIARY TRACT; PANCREAS).
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D004064
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MeSH Number(s) |
A03
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1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Digestive System" by people in Profiles.
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Jefferson JM, Dolstad HA, Sivalingam MD, Snow JW. Barrier immune effectors are maintained during transition from nurse to forager in the honey bee. PLoS One. 2013; 8(1):e54097.
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Levy AD, Harcke HT, Mallak CT. Postmortem imaging: MDCT features of postmortem change and decomposition. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2010 Mar; 31(1):12-7.
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Yoshikawa T, Kawamitsu H, Mitchell DG, Ohno Y, Ku Y, Seo Y, Fujii M, Sugimura K. ADC measurement of abdominal organs and lesions using parallel imaging technique. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006 Dec; 187(6):1521-30.
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Chapman CA, Speirs ML, Gillespie TR, Holland T, Austad KM. Life on the edge: gastrointestinal parasites from the forest edge and interior primate groups. Am J Primatol. 2006 Apr; 68(4):397-409.
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Amato CS, Wang RY, Wright RO, Linakis JG. Evaluation of promotility agents to limit the gut bioavailability of extended-release acetaminophen. J Toxicol Clin Toxicol. 2004; 42(1):73-7.
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Matsubayashi H, Sato N, Fukushima N, Yeo CJ, Walter KM, Brune K, Sahin F, Hruban RH, Goggins M. Methylation of cyclin D2 is observed frequently in pancreatic cancer but is also an age-related phenomenon in gastrointestinal tissues. Clin Cancer Res. 2003 Apr; 9(4):1446-52.
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Chism DB, Horwitz EM, Hanlon AL, Pinover WH, Mitra RK, Hanks GE. Late morbidity profiles in prostate cancer patients treated to 79-84 Gy by a simple four-field coplanar beam arrangement. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2003 Jan 01; 55(1):71-7.
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Puri RN, Fan YP, Rattan S. Role of pp60(c-src) and p(44/42) MAPK in ANG II-induced contraction of rat tonic gastrointestinal smooth muscles. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2002 Aug; 283(2):G390-9.
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Hurwitz MD, Kaplan ID, Hansen JL, Prokopios-Davos S, Topulos GP, Wishnow K, Manola J, Bornstein BA, Hynynen K. Association of rectal toxicity with thermal dose parameters in treatment of locally advanced prostate cancer with radiation and hyperthermia. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2002 Jul 15; 53(4):913-8.
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Liu JB, Miller LS, Bagley DH, Goldberg BB. Endoluminal sonography of the genitourinary and gastrointestinal tracts. J Ultrasound Med. 2002 Mar; 21(3):323-37.