"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 | 389 | 389 |
| 1997 | 0 | 414 | 414 |
| 1998 | 0 | 451 | 451 |
| 1999 | 0 | 430 | 430 |
| 2000 | 0 | 492 | 492 |
| 2001 | 0 | 532 | 532 |
| 2002 | 0 | 652 | 652 |
| 2003 | 0 | 616 | 616 |
| 2004 | 0 | 619 | 619 |
| 2005 | 0 | 681 | 681 |
| 2006 | 0 | 679 | 679 |
| 2007 | 0 | 682 | 682 |
| 2008 | 0 | 679 | 679 |
| 2009 | 0 | 781 | 781 |
| 2010 | 0 | 824 | 824 |
| 2011 | 0 | 821 | 821 |
| 2012 | 0 | 836 | 836 |
| 2013 | 0 | 849 | 849 |
| 2014 | 0 | 859 | 859 |
| 2015 | 0 | 881 | 881 |
| 2016 | 0 | 777 | 777 |
| 2017 | 0 | 732 | 732 |
| 2018 | 0 | 659 | 659 |
| 2019 | 0 | 674 | 674 |
| 2020 | 0 | 667 | 667 |
| 2021 | 0 | 595 | 595 |
| 2022 | 0 | 426 | 426 |
| 2023 | 0 | 447 | 447 |
| 2024 | 0 | 462 | 462 |
| 2025 | 0 | 190 | 190 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Animals" by people in Profiles.
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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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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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A dendritic guidance receptor functions in both ligand dependent and independent modes. PLoS Genet. 2025 Dec; 21(12):e1011942.
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Age-related decline of chaperone-mediated autophagy in skeletal muscle leads to progressive myopathy. Nat Metab. 2025 Dec; 7(12):2589-2611.
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Repulsions instruct synaptic partner matching in an olfactory circuit. Nature. 2026 Jan; 649(8097):667-676.
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SMAD4 induces opposite effects on metastatic growth from pancreatic tumors depending on the organ of residence. Nat Cancer. 2025 Nov; 6(11):1839-1856.
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Peritumoral macrophages recruit eosinophils to promote antitumor immune responses in breast cancer. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Sep 23; 122(38):e2504645122.