"Growth" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Gradual increase in the number, the size, and the complexity of cells of an individual. Growth generally results in increase in ORGAN WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; and BODY HEIGHT.
| Descriptor ID |
D006128
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.345.249
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Growth" by people in Profiles.
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Higher cord C-peptide concentrations are associated with slower growth rate in the 1st year of life in girls but not in boys. Diabetes. 2011 Aug; 60(8):2152-9.
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Determinants of early ponderal and statural growth in full-term infants in the EDEN mother-child cohort study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Sep; 92(3):594-602.
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Leptin-to-adiponectin ratio as independent predictor of insulin sensitivity during growth in overweight Hispanic youth. J Endocrinol Invest. 2007 Jul-Aug; 30(7):RC13-6.