"Gastrointestinal Tract" 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.
Generally refers to the digestive structures stretching from the MOUTH to ANUS, but does not include the accessory glandular organs (LIVER; BILIARY TRACT; PANCREAS).
| Descriptor ID |
D041981
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556
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| Concept/Terms |
Gastrointestinal Tract- Gastrointestinal Tract
- Gastrointestinal Tracts
- GI Tract
- GI Tracts
- Digestive Tract
- Digestive Tracts
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gastrointestinal Tract" by people in Profiles.
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Gastroenterology 2016-2022: The End of a Road But Continuation of a Journey. Gastroenterology. 2022 06; 162(7):1790-1796.
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Oral Bisphosphonate Exposure and the Risk of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers. PLoS One. 2015; 10(10):e0140180.
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Food, the immune system, and the gastrointestinal tract. Gastroenterology. 2015 May; 148(6):1083-6.
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Feasibility of self-collection of fecal specimens by randomly sampled women for health-related studies of the gut microbiome. BMC Res Notes. 2014 Apr 01; 7:204.
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Proteomic analysis of endoscopically (endoscopic pancreatic function test) collected gastroduodenal fluid using in-gel tryptic digestion followed by LC-MS/MS. Proteomics Clin Appl. 2010 Sep; 4(8-9):715-25.
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Meta-analysis of probiotics for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. World J Gastroenterol. 2008 May 07; 14(17):2650-61.
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Congenital anomalies associated with autism spectrum disorders. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2006 Jun; 48(6):500-7.