"Litter Size" 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.
The number of offspring produced at one birth by a viviparous animal.
| Descriptor ID |
D008098
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.530 G08.686.784.769.498.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Litter Size- Litter Size
- Litter Sizes
- Size, Litter
- Sizes, Litter
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Litter Size" by people in Profiles.
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A comparative study of litter size and sex composition in a large dataset of callitrichine monkeys. Am J Primatol. 2019 09; 81(9):e23038.
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Dexrazoxane Diminishes Doxorubicin-Induced Acute Ovarian Damage and Preserves Ovarian Function and Fecundity in Mice. PLoS One. 2015; 10(11):e0142588.
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Bortezomib prevents acute doxorubicin ovarian insult and follicle demise, improving the fertility window and pup birth weight in mice. PLoS One. 2014; 9(9):e108174.
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Genetic analysis in the Collaborative Cross breeding population. Genome Res. 2011 Aug; 21(8):1223-38.
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Effects of genetic captive-breeding protocols on sperm quality and fertility in the white-footed mouse. Biol Reprod. 2010 Oct; 83(4):540-8.
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Effects of maternal levels of thyroid hormone (TH) on the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid set point: studies in TH receptor beta knockout mice. Endocrinology. 2007 Nov; 148(11):5305-12.
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Infusion of exogenous platelet-activating factor produces intrauterine growth restriction in the rat. J Soc Gynecol Investig. 2003 Apr; 10(3):145-50.
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Fetal exposure to (+/-)-methylenedioxymethamphetamine in utero enhances the development and metabolism of serotonergic neurons in three-dimensional reaggregate tissue culture. Brain Res Dev Brain Res. 2002 Jul 30; 137(1):67-73.
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Chronic exposure to the opioid growth factor, [Met5]-enkephalin, during pregnancy: maternal and preweaning effects. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2002 Jan-Feb; 71(1-2):171-81.
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Sex ratio bias in postpartum-conceived Norway rat litters is produced by embryonic loss in midpregnancy. J Reprod Fertil. 1999 Nov; 117(2):403-11.