"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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| 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 | 5 | 8 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Locomotion" by people in Profiles.
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The undulating tripod gait as a model of the locomotion of walking fish. Nat Commun. 2026 06 02; 17(1).
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Multiple Scales of Coordination along the Body Axis during Drosophila Larval Locomotion. J Neurosci. 2026 May 20; 46(20).
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Swartkrans Paranthropus and Sterkfontein Australopithecus from southern Africa had different locomotor repertoires. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 May 19; 123(20):e2532193123.
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Integration of distal tibial shape and internal trabecular bone structure among catarrhine primates. Proc Biol Sci. 2026 Apr 15; 293(2069).
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Locomotor signals in the trabecular structure of the hominoid clavicle. J Anat. 2025 08; 247(2):284-303.
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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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Restructuring of Femoral Cortical Bone During Growth and Locomotor Development of Wild Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus). Am J Biol Anthropol. 2025 01; 186(1):e25045.
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Paleoinspired robotics as an experimental approach to the history of life. Sci Robot. 2024 10 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.