"Shivering" 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.
Involuntary contraction or twitching of the muscles. It is a physiologic method of heat production in man and other mammals.
| Descriptor ID |
D012768
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.110.232.778.500 G07.410.421.778.500 G16.012.500.535.778.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Shivering" by people in Profiles.
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Autonomic auras: left hemispheric predominance of epileptic generators of cold shivers and goose bumps? Epilepsia. 2002 Jan; 43(1):41-5.