"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 | 373 | 373 |
| 1997 | 0 | 404 | 404 |
| 1998 | 0 | 428 | 428 |
| 1999 | 0 | 414 | 414 |
| 2000 | 0 | 479 | 479 |
| 2001 | 0 | 512 | 512 |
| 2002 | 0 | 642 | 642 |
| 2003 | 0 | 600 | 600 |
| 2004 | 0 | 611 | 611 |
| 2005 | 0 | 676 | 676 |
| 2006 | 0 | 660 | 660 |
| 2007 | 0 | 681 | 681 |
| 2008 | 0 | 681 | 681 |
| 2009 | 0 | 781 | 781 |
| 2010 | 0 | 837 | 837 |
| 2011 | 0 | 832 | 832 |
| 2012 | 0 | 842 | 842 |
| 2013 | 0 | 861 | 861 |
| 2014 | 0 | 877 | 877 |
| 2015 | 0 | 909 | 909 |
| 2016 | 0 | 803 | 803 |
| 2017 | 0 | 780 | 780 |
| 2018 | 0 | 735 | 735 |
| 2019 | 0 | 726 | 726 |
| 2020 | 0 | 719 | 719 |
| 2021 | 0 | 651 | 651 |
| 2022 | 0 | 474 | 474 |
| 2023 | 0 | 495 | 495 |
| 2024 | 0 | 524 | 524 |
| 2025 | 0 | 563 | 563 |
| 2026 | 0 | 365 | 365 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Animals" by people in Profiles.
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m6A mRNA methylation regulates pancreatic a-cell plasticity. Nat Metab. 2026 Sep; 8(9):1948-1970.
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Drug-induced metabolic remodeling promotes antimicrobial activity in macrophages and extends longevity in vivo. Life Sci Alliance. 2026 Dec; 9(12).
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Early detection of invasive lung cancer and multiorgan metastasis by a collagen-targeted protein MRI contrast agent. Sci Adv. 2026 Sep 11; 12(37):eadz6815.
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Monoclonal antibodies inhibiting MMP-9 activity alleviate peripheral neuropathy in diabetic mice. Sci Transl Med. 2026 Sep 09; 18(866):eadw3558.
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Chromatin triggers tissue-specific immunity in 3D. Immunity. 2026 Sep 08; 59(9):2354-2357.
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Temperature-dependent competition predicts contrasting outcomes of adjacent secondary contact zones in darters (Percidae: Etheostoma). Evolution. 2026 Sep 07; 80(9):1970-1982.
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Diversity and disparity are decoupled in the most ecomorphologically diverse rodent radiation. Evolution. 2026 Sep 07; 80(9):2046-2061.
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A designer pore-blocking peptide reveals an electrostatic complementation mechanism for the inhibition-resistant Kv1.5 channel. Sci Adv. 2026 Sep 04; 12(36):eaef6020.
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Germline and somatic variants in DNMT3A and other clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential genes contribute to pulmonary arterial hypertension. Eur Heart J. 2026 Sep 02; 47(33):4658-4675.
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Ceramide-Induced Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Reveals a Targetable Vulnerability in Endocrine Therapy-Resistant Breast Cancer. Mol Cancer Res. 2026 Sep 02; 24(9):784-800.