"Specimen Handling" 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.
Procedures for collecting, preserving, and transporting of specimens sufficiently stable to provide accurate and precise results suitable for clinical interpretation.
| Descriptor ID |
D013048
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.998 E05.200.998
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| Concept/Terms |
Specimen Handling- Specimen Handling
- Handling, Specimen
- Handlings, Specimen
- Specimen Handlings
Specimen Collection- Specimen Collection
- Collection, Specimen
- Collections, Specimen
- Specimen Collections
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Specimen Handling".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Specimen Handling" by people in this website by year, and whether "Specimen Handling" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Specimen Handling" by people in Profiles.
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Histological sampling protocols for transurethral resection of prostate specimens need reappraisal. Histopathology. 2024 Nov; 85(5):746-747.
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Feasibility of Home Collection for Urogenital Microbiome Samples. Urogynecology (Phila). 2024 11 01; 30(11):896-905.
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Rectal swab DNA collection protocol for PCR genotyping in rats. Biotechniques. 2024; 76(6):275-283.
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Specimen collection is essential for modern science. PLoS Biol. 2023 Nov; 21(11):e3002318.
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Protocol to image and analyze the morphology of mouse peripheral nerves using transmission electron microscopy. STAR Protoc. 2022 09 16; 3(3):101591.
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Tissue Contamination During Transportation of Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Blocks. Am J Clin Pathol. 2022 07 01; 158(1):96-104.
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Complications of nasal SARS-CoV-2 testing: a review. J Investig Med. 2021 12; 69(8):1399-1403.
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The impact of site-specific digital histology signatures on deep learning model accuracy and bias. Nat Commun. 2021 07 20; 12(1):4423.
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Implementation of a Sample Pooling Strategy for the Direct Detection of SARS-CoV-2 by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am J Clin Pathol. 2021 06 17; 156(1):15-23.
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Time-dependent changes in placental mRNA expression after delivery due to delayed specimen collection. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2021 10; 86(4):e13452.