"Molting" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Periodic casting off FEATHERS; HAIR; or cuticle. Molting is a process of sloughing or desquamation, especially the shedding of an outer covering and the development of a new one. This phenomenon permits growth in ARTHROPODS, skin renewal in AMPHIBIANS and REPTILES, and the shedding of winter coats in BIRDS and MAMMALS.
| Descriptor ID |
D018978
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.345.500.550.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Molting- Molting
- Moltings
- Moulting
- Moultings
- Ecdysis
- Ecdyses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Molting" by people in Profiles.
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Earliest evidence of avian primary feather moult. Biol Lett. 2024 Jun; 20(7):20240106.
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Rarity of molt evidence in early pennaraptoran dinosaurs suggests annual molt evolved later among Neornithes. Commun Biol. 2023 07 03; 6(1):687.