"Forelimb" 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.
A front limb of a quadruped. (The Random House College Dictionary, 1980)
| Descriptor ID |
D005552
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A13.395
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Forelimb" by people in Profiles.
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Mouse sensorimotor cortex reflects complex kinematic details during reaching and grasping. Elife. 2026 Feb 09; 14.
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Adaptive landscapes unveil the complex evolutionary path from sprawling to upright forelimb function and posture in mammals. PLoS Biol. 2025 06; 23(6):e3003188.
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A dynamic subset of network interactions underlies tuning to natural movements in marmoset sensorimotor cortex. Nat Commun. 2024 12 03; 15(1):10517.
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Snake-like limb loss in a Carboniferous amniote. Nat Ecol Evol. 2022 05; 6(5):614-621.
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Phylogeny, function and ecology in the deep evolutionary history of the mammalian forelimb. Proc Biol Sci. 2021 04 28; 288(1949):20210494.
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Local Immunosuppression for Vascularized Composite Allografts: Application of Topical FK506-TyroSpheres in a Nonhuman Primate Model. J Burn Care Res. 2020 11 30; 41(6):1172-1178.
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Movement Decomposition in the Primary Motor Cortex. Cereb Cortex. 2019 04 01; 29(4):1619-1633.
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New gliding mammaliaforms from the Jurassic. Nature. 2017 08 17; 548(7667):291-296.
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Manipulated Changes in Limb Mass and Rotational Inertia in Trotting Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) and Their Effect on Limb Kinematics. J Exp Zool A Ecol Genet Physiol. 2016 Dec; 325(10):665-674.
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An Unusual New Theropod with a Didactyl Manus from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina. PLoS One. 2016; 11(7):e0157793.