"Neurons" 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.
The basic cellular units of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the NERVOUS SYSTEM.
| Descriptor ID |
D009474
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.675 A11.671
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| Concept/Terms |
Neurons- Neurons
- Neuron
- Nerve Cells
- Cell, Nerve
- Cells, Nerve
- Nerve Cell
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Neurons" by people in this website by year, and whether "Neurons" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 1997 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 1998 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 1999 | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| 2000 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 2001 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| 2002 | 22 | 9 | 31 |
| 2003 | 23 | 11 | 34 |
| 2004 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| 2005 | 24 | 15 | 39 |
| 2006 | 26 | 16 | 42 |
| 2007 | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| 2008 | 27 | 22 | 49 |
| 2009 | 30 | 19 | 49 |
| 2010 | 25 | 19 | 44 |
| 2011 | 37 | 22 | 59 |
| 2012 | 30 | 18 | 48 |
| 2013 | 23 | 24 | 47 |
| 2014 | 27 | 20 | 47 |
| 2015 | 43 | 22 | 65 |
| 2016 | 28 | 19 | 47 |
| 2017 | 31 | 23 | 54 |
| 2018 | 38 | 21 | 59 |
| 2019 | 33 | 26 | 59 |
| 2020 | 36 | 34 | 70 |
| 2021 | 28 | 31 | 59 |
| 2022 | 11 | 25 | 36 |
| 2023 | 6 | 31 | 37 |
| 2024 | 22 | 31 | 53 |
| 2025 | 25 | 26 | 51 |
| 2026 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neurons" by people in Profiles.
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Central Administration of Recombinant IGF1 Is Neuroprotective in a Rodent Model of Acute Liver Failure. Int J Mol Sci. 2026 Apr 16; 27(8).
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An obligatory role for AgRP neurons in maintaining body temperature during time-restricted feeding. Metabolism. 2026 Jun; 179:156595.
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Neuronal and glial networks interact with traumatic brain injury to modulate cognition in ABCD study. NPJ Syst Biol Appl. 2026 Mar 13; 12(1).
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Modulating alternative splicing of MECP2 is a potential therapeutic strategy for Rett syndrome. Sci Transl Med. 2026 Mar 04; 18(839):eadq4529.
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Tubulin transforms Tau and a-synuclein condensates from pathological to physiological. Nat Commun. 2026 Mar 03; 17(1).
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Functional bipartite invariance in mouse primary visual cortex receptive fields. Nat Neurosci. 2026 Apr; 29(4):851-863.
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Sex-specific differences in mediobasal hypothalamus in response to nutritional states. Nat Commun. 2026 Feb 19; 17(1).
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Cerebellar tonic inhibition orchestrates the maturation of information processing and motor coordination. Exp Mol Med. 2026 Mar; 58(2):579-590.
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The ISR downstream effector ATF4 promotes mGluR-dependent long-term depression and associated behavior. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Feb 24; 123(8):e2532796123.
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Unbalanced chromatin binding of Polycomb complexes drives neurodevelopmental disorders. Mol Cell. 2026 Feb 19; 86(4):604-624.e16.