"Primates" 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.
An order of mammals consisting of more than 300 species that include LEMURS; LORISIDAE; TARSIERS; MONKEYS; and HOMINIDS. They are characterized by a relatively large brain when compared with other terrestrial mammals, forward-facing eyes, the presence of a CALCARINE SULCUS, and specialized MECHANORECEPTORS in the hands and feet which allow the perception of light touch.
| Descriptor ID |
D011323
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.988
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Primates" by people in this website by year, and whether "Primates" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Primates" by people in Profiles.
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Biomechanics and Evolution of the Primate Tongue. Evol Anthropol. 2026 Jun; 35(2):e70026.
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CrossFilt: a cross-species filtering tool that eliminates alignment bias in comparative genomics studies of primates. Genome Biol. 2026 Apr 23; 27(1).
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A re-evaluation of the constrained lever model in the primate feeding system. J Exp Biol. 2026 Apr 15; 229(8).
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The primate Major Histocompatibility Complex as a case study of gene family evolution. Elife. 2025 Dec 03; 14.
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Taxonomic variation in immune response strategies among primates. Genes Immun. 2025 12; 26(6):539-548.
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Ancient trans-species polymorphism at the Major Histocompatibility Complex in primates. Elife. 2025 Sep 12; 14.
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Exposure and hormone associations of pesticides and flame retardants among primates in Uganda. Environ Toxicol Chem. 2025 Aug 01; 44(8):2244-2257.
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The primate gut microbiota contributes to interspecific differences in host metabolism. Microb Genom. 2024 12; 10(12).
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STR mutations on chromosome 15q cause thyrotropin resistance by activating a primate-specific enhancer of MIR7-2/MIR1179. Nat Genet. 2024 May; 56(5):877-888.
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Gape drives regional variation in temporalis architectural dynamics in tufted capuchins. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2023 12 04; 378(1891):20220550.