"Grooming" 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.
An animal's cleaning and caring for the body surface. This includes preening, the cleaning and oiling of feathers with the bill or of hair with the tongue.
| Descriptor ID |
D006120
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.113.111.453
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Grooming" by people in Profiles.
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Influence of ecological and social factors on huddling behaviour and cluster organisation in Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). Primates. 2025 Mar; 66(2):207-219.
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Ventral striatal islands of Calleja neurons control grooming in mice. Nat Neurosci. 2021 12; 24(12):1699-1710.
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Identification of a neurocircuit underlying regulation of feeding by stress-related emotional responses. Nat Commun. 2019 08 01; 10(1):3446.
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A neural basis for antagonistic control of feeding and compulsive behaviors. Nat Commun. 2018 01 04; 9(1):52.
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Genetic origins of social networks in rhesus macaques. Sci Rep. 2013; 3:1042.
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Decreased signs of nicotine withdrawal in mice null for the beta4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit. J Neurosci. 2004 Nov 10; 24(45):10035-9.
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Possible role of neuropeptides in obsessive compulsive disorder. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 1999 Jan; 24(1):1-24.