"Palatine Tonsil" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A round-to-oval mass of lymphoid tissue embedded in the lateral wall of the PHARYNX. There is one on each side of the oropharynx in the fauces between the anterior and posterior pillars of the SOFT PALATE.
| Descriptor ID |
D014066
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A04.623.603.925 A10.549.580 A14.724.603.925 A15.382.520.604.580
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| Concept/Terms |
Palatine Tonsil- Palatine Tonsil
- Palatine Tonsils
- Tonsils, Palatine
- Tonsil, Palatine
- Tonsil
- Tonsils
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Palatine Tonsil" by people in Profiles.
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Innate-like self-reactive B cells infiltrate human renal allografts during transplant rejection. Nat Commun. 2021 07 16; 12(1):4372.
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Modeling human adaptive immune responses with tonsil organoids. Nat Med. 2021 01; 27(1):125-135.
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Tonsil Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jul 25; 381(4):e8.
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Risk Factors for Multiple Hemorrhages Following Tonsil Surgery in Children. Laryngoscope. 2019 12; 129(12):2765-2770.
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Bcl-2 as a Therapeutic Target in Human Tubulointerstitial Inflammation. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 11; 68(11):2740-2751.
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Montelukast for Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Results of a Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 10; 13(10):1736-1741.
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Preoperative Screening and Postoperative Care. J Am Board Fam Med. 2016 Mar-Apr; 29(2):263-75.
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Substance P and neurokinin 1 receptors as potential therapeutic targets in children with OSA. Chest. 2014 May; 145(5):1039-1045.
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Brush-based cytology screening in the tonsils and cervix: there is a difference! Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2011 Sep; 4(9):1350-2.
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New approaches to the diagnosis of sleep-disordered breathing in children. Sleep Med. 2010 Aug; 11(7):708-13.