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Primates

"Primates" 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.

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An order of mammals consisting of more than 300 species that include LEMURS; LORISIDAE; TARSIERS; MONKEYS; and HOMINIDS. They are characterized by a relatively large brain when compared with other terrestrial mammals, forward-facing eyes, the presence of a CALCARINE SULCUS, and specialized MECHANORECEPTORS in the hands and feet which allow the perception of light touch.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Primates" by people in this website by year, and whether "Primates" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 122 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2016
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