"Skeleton" 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.
The rigid framework of connected bones that gives form to the body, protects and supports its soft organs and tissues, and provides attachments for MUSCLES.
| Descriptor ID |
D012863
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Skeleton" by people in Profiles.
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Scales, scutes, and embryonic origins of the vertebrate dermal skeleton. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 08 15; 120(33):e2310552120.
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Ectodermal Wnt signaling, cell fate determination, and polarity of the skate gill arch skeleton. Elife. 2023 03 20; 12.
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Spinosaurus is not an aquatic dinosaur. Elife. 2022 11 30; 11.
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Topographically distinct adaptive landscapes for teeth, skeletons, and size explain the adaptive radiation of Carnivora (Mammalia). Evolution. 2022 09; 76(9):2049-2066.
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Embryonic origin and serial homology of gill arches and paired fins in the skate, Leucoraja erinacea. Elife. 2020 11 17; 9.
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Incomplete convergence of gliding mammal skeletons. Evolution. 2020 12; 74(12):2662-2680.
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Resegmentation is an ancestral feature of the gnathostome vertebral skeleton. Elife. 2020 02 24; 9.
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The earliest bird-line archosaurs and the assembly of the dinosaur body plan. Nature. 2017 04 27; 544(7651):484-487.
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A Cretaceous eutriconodont and integument evolution in early mammals. Nature. 2015 Oct 15; 526(7573):380-4.
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Derived immune and ancestral pigmentation alleles in a 7,000-year-old Mesolithic European. Nature. 2014 Mar 13; 507(7491):225-8.