"Cockroaches" 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.
Insects of the order Dictyoptera comprising several families including Blaberidae, BLATTELLIDAE, Blattidae (containing the American cockroach PERIPLANETA americana), Cryptocercidae, and Polyphagidae.
| Descriptor ID |
D003058
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.140
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| Concept/Terms |
Cockroaches- Cockroaches
- Cockroache
- Dictyoptera
- Dictyopteras
- Cockroach
- Cockroachs
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cockroaches" by people in Profiles.
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Asthma-related health status determinants of environmental control practices for inner-city preschool children. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2006 Sep; 97(3):409-17.
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Home environmental intervention in inner-city asthma: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2005 Dec; 95(6):518-24.
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Sequence variation in the promoter region of the cholinergic receptor muscarinic 3 gene and asthma and atopy. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2003 Mar; 111(3):527-32.
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Multi-joint coordination during walking and foothold searching in the Blaberus cockroach. II. Extensor motor neuron pattern. J Neurophysiol. 2000 Jun; 83(6):3337-50.
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Multi-joint coordination during walking and foothold searching in the Blaberus cockroach. I. Kinematics and electromyograms. J Neurophysiol. 2000 Jun; 83(6):3323-36.
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HLA-DRB1*01 alleles are associated with sensitization to cockroach allergens. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2000 May; 105(5):960-6.
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Season of birth and cockroach allergen sensitization in children with asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1998 Apr; 101(4 Pt 1):566-8.
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Cockroach allergen (Bla g 1) in school dust. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1997 Apr; 99(4):486-92.