"Animals" 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.
Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.
| Descriptor ID |
D000818
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Animals" by people in this website by year, and whether "Animals" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 392 | 392 |
| 1997 | 0 | 418 | 418 |
| 1998 | 0 | 451 | 451 |
| 1999 | 0 | 431 | 431 |
| 2000 | 0 | 493 | 493 |
| 2001 | 0 | 533 | 533 |
| 2002 | 0 | 658 | 658 |
| 2003 | 0 | 617 | 617 |
| 2004 | 0 | 625 | 625 |
| 2005 | 0 | 690 | 690 |
| 2006 | 0 | 684 | 684 |
| 2007 | 0 | 693 | 693 |
| 2008 | 0 | 686 | 686 |
| 2009 | 0 | 791 | 791 |
| 2010 | 0 | 845 | 845 |
| 2011 | 0 | 839 | 839 |
| 2012 | 0 | 855 | 855 |
| 2013 | 0 | 865 | 865 |
| 2014 | 0 | 878 | 878 |
| 2015 | 0 | 909 | 909 |
| 2016 | 0 | 804 | 804 |
| 2017 | 0 | 777 | 777 |
| 2018 | 0 | 717 | 717 |
| 2019 | 0 | 717 | 717 |
| 2020 | 0 | 711 | 711 |
| 2021 | 0 | 633 | 633 |
| 2022 | 0 | 465 | 465 |
| 2023 | 0 | 483 | 483 |
| 2024 | 0 | 513 | 513 |
| 2025 | 0 | 367 | 367 |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Animals" by people in Profiles.
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Independent control of neurogenesis and dorsoventral patterning by NKX2-2. Genes Dev. 2026 Mar 02; 40(5-6):384-395.
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Transcription factor Etv3 controls the tolerogenic function of dendritic cells. Science. 2026 Feb 12; 391(6786):eads1246.
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Chromatin-mediated anticipatory control of type I interferon production in plasmacytoid dendritic cells. Immunity. 2026 Feb 10; 59(2):270-287.e11.
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Cohesin-mediated chromatin organization controls the differentiation and function of dendritic cells. Sci Immunol. 2026 Feb 06; 11(116):eadx4622.
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RoboA reinforces planarian stem cell fate through FoxA and Anosmin1a. Nat Commun. 2026 Jan 23; 17(1).
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A trans-synaptic IgLON adhesion molecular complex directly contacts and clusters a nicotinic receptor. Nat Commun. 2026 Jan 22; 17(1):1404.
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Synaptic Cell Adhesion: A Structural Perspective. Adv Neurobiol. 2026; 48:151-190.
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AI-Driven Acceleration of Fluorescence Probe Discovery. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2026 Feb; 13(10):e15604.
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Evaluating UCE Data Adequacy and Integrating Uncertainty in a Comprehensive Phylogeny of Ants. Syst Biol. 2025 Dec 12; 74(5):700-722.
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Tuning CAR-T cells by targeting cancer-associated glycan in pancreatic cancer. Nat Commun. 2025 Dec 10; 16(1):11246.