"Gastrointestinal Tract" 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.
Generally refers to the digestive structures stretching from the MOUTH to ANUS, but does not include the accessory glandular organs (LIVER; BILIARY TRACT; PANCREAS).
| Descriptor ID |
D041981
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556
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| Concept/Terms |
Gastrointestinal Tract- Gastrointestinal Tract
- Gastrointestinal Tracts
- GI Tract
- GI Tracts
- Digestive Tract
- Digestive Tracts
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gastrointestinal Tract" by people in Profiles.
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Maternal immunization against Group B streptococcus: World Health Organization research and development technological roadmap and preferred product characteristics. Vaccine. 2019 11 28; 37(50):7391-7393.
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Phenotypic consequences in black South African Fanconi anemia patients homozygous for a founder mutation. Genet Med. 2014 May; 16(5):400-6.
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Emergence of OXA-48 and OXA-181 carbapenemases among Enterobacteriaceae in South Africa and evidence of in vivo selection of colistin resistance as a consequence of selective decontamination of the gastrointestinal tract. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Jan; 51(1):369-72.