"Locomotion" 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.
Movement or the ability to move from one place or another. It can refer to humans, vertebrate or invertebrate animals, and microorganisms.
| Descriptor ID |
D008124
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.568.500 G11.427.410.568
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| Concept/Terms |
Locomotion- Locomotion
- Locomotor Activity
- Activities, Locomotor
- Activity, Locomotor
- Locomotor Activities
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Locomotion" by people in this website by year, and whether "Locomotion" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Locomotion" by people in Profiles.
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Frog Fibres: What Muscle Architecture Can Tell Us About Anuran Locomotor Function. J Morphol. 2025 Jan; 286(1):e70016.
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Restructuring of Femoral Cortical Bone During Growth and Locomotor Development of Wild Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus). Am J Biol Anthropol. 2025 Jan; 186(1):e25045.
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Paleoinspired robotics as an experimental approach to the history of life. Sci Robot. 2024 Oct 23; 9(95):eadn1125.
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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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Cortical bone architecture of hominid intermediate phalanges reveals functional signals of locomotion and manipulation. Am J Biol Anthropol. 2024 05; 184(1):e24902.
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Functional constraints on the number and shape of flight feathers. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Feb 20; 121(8):e2306639121.
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Cortical bone distribution of the proximal phalanges in great apes: implications for reconstructing manual behaviours. J Anat. 2023 11; 243(5):707-728.
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Locomotor, ecological and phylogenetic drivers of skeletal proportions in frogs. J Anat. 2023 09; 243(3):404-420.
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Flexible locomotion in complex environments: the influence of species, speed and sensory feedback on panarthropod inter-leg coordination. J Exp Biol. 2023 04 25; 226(Suppl_1).
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Proprioceptive feedback amplification restores effective locomotion in a neuromechanical model of lampreys with spinal injuries. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 03 14; 120(11):e2213302120.