"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Gastrointestinal Tract" by people in this website by year, and whether "Gastrointestinal Tract" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2012 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gastrointestinal Tract" by people in Profiles.
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PIEZO1 in the enteric nervous system keeps the gut going. Neuron. 2025 May 21; 113(10):1466-1468.
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Fecal Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) RNA Is Associated With Decreased Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Survival. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 03 23; 74(6):1081-1084.
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A type VII secretion system of Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus contributes to gut colonization and the development of colon tumors. PLoS Pathog. 2021 01; 17(1):e1009182.
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Antibiotic-induced changes in the microbiota disrupt redox dynamics in the gut. Elife. 2018 06 19; 7.
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Trends of Magnet Ingestion in Children, an Ironic Attraction. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2018 05; 66(5):e116-e121.
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Regenerative proliferation of differentiated cells by mTORC1-dependent paligenosis. EMBO J. 2018 04 03; 37(7).
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Review article: the physiological effects and safety of peppermint oil and its efficacy in irritable bowel syndrome and other functional disorders. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2018 Mar; 47(6):738-752.
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Population-based birth defects data in the United States, 2010-2014: A focus on gastrointestinal defects. Birth Defects Res. 2017 Nov 01; 109(18):1504-1514.
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Imaging Radiation-Induced Gastrointestinal, Bone Marrow Injury and Recovery Kinetics Using 18F-FDG PET. PLoS One. 2017; 12(1):e0169082.
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Xylan degradation by the human gut Bacteroides xylanisolvens XB1A(T) involves two distinct gene clusters that are linked at the transcriptional level. BMC Genomics. 2016 05 04; 17:326.