"Hindlimb" 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.
Either of two extremities of four-footed non-primate land animals. It usually consists of a FEMUR; TIBIA; and FIBULA; tarsals; METATARSALS; and TOES. (From Storer et al., General Zoology, 6th ed, p73)
| Descriptor ID |
D006614
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A13.473
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hindlimb" by people in Profiles.
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Muscle architecture in mustelid mammals: anatomical proxies for muscle function and their relation to locomotor habit. BMC Ecol Evol. 2026 Sep 25; 26(1).
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Critical role of endothelial regulator of G protein signaling 5 in postnatal angiogenesis. Angiogenesis. 2026 Aug 01; 29(4).
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Osteohistology of two phorusrhacids reveals uninterrupted growth strategy. Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2026 Nov; 309(11):3106-3122.
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Biomechanics of raptorial dorsiflexion and tensile material properties of the m. tibialis cranialis tendon in the hindlimbs of hawks and owls. J Exp Biol. 2025 12 01; 228(23).
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Frog Fibres: What Muscle Architecture Can Tell Us About Anuran Locomotor Function. J Morphol. 2025 01; 286(1):e70016.
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New enantiornithine diversity in the Hell Creek Formation and the functional morphology of the avisaurid tarsometatarsus. PLoS One. 2024; 19(10):e0310686.
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Comparative muscle anatomy of the anuran pelvis and hindlimb in relation to locomotor mode. J Anat. 2024 11; 245(5):751-774.
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Snake-like limb loss in a Carboniferous amniote. Nat Ecol Evol. 2022 05; 6(5):614-621.
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Suppression of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Enhanced Lymph Node Trafficking of Engineered Interleukin-10 in Murine Models. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2021 05; 73(5):769-778.
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Variation in limb loading magnitude and timing in tetrapods. J Exp Biol. 2020 01 27; 223(Pt 2).