"Grooming" 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 animal's cleaning and caring for the body surface. This includes preening, the cleaning and oiling of feathers with the bill or of hair with the tongue.
| Descriptor ID |
D006120
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.113.111.453
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Grooming" by people in Profiles.
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Chimpanzees organize their social relationships like humans. Sci Rep. 2022 10 05; 12(1):16641.
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Agonism and grooming behaviour explain social status effects on physiology and gene regulation in rhesus macaques. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2022 02 28; 377(1845):20210132.
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Bare Versus Hair: Do Pubic Hair Grooming Preferences Dictate the Urogenital Microbiome? Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2021 09 01; 27(9):532-537.
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Population-specific social dynamics in chimpanzees. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 11 06; 115(45):11393-11400.
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Chimpanzee culture extends beyond matrilineal family units. Curr Biol. 2017 06 19; 27(12):R588-R590.
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Social networks predict gut microbiome composition in wild baboons. Elife. 2015 Mar 16; 4.
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Neighbouring chimpanzee communities show different preferences in social grooming behaviour. Proc Biol Sci. 2012 Nov 07; 279(1746):4362-7.
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Trichotillomania: neurobiology and treatment. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2009 Jun; 33(6):831-42.
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Intergenerational transmission of maternal behavior in rhesus macaques and its underlying mechanisms. Dev Psychobiol. 2007 Mar; 49(2):165-71.
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Requirement of hippocampal neurogenesis for the behavioral effects of antidepressants. Science. 2003 Aug 08; 301(5634):805-9.