"Darkness" 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 absence of light.
| Descriptor ID |
D003624
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.590.540.233
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Darkness".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Darkness" by people in this website by year, and whether "Darkness" 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Darkness" by people in Profiles.
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A Light-Responsive Neural Circuit Suppresses Feeding. J Neurosci. 2024 Jul 24; 44(30).
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It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness: single-cell transcriptomics sheds new light on pancreas biology and disease. Gut. 2023 06; 72(6):1211-1219.
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State-dependent pupil dilation rapidly shifts visual feature selectivity. Nature. 2022 10; 610(7930):128-134.
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Light-dependent N-end rule-mediated disruption of protein function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS Genet. 2021 05; 17(5):e1009544.
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Tempol treatment reduces anxiety-like behaviors induced by multiple anxiogenic drugs in rats. PLoS One. 2015; 10(3):e0117498.
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Antepartum depression severity is increased during seasonally longer nights: relationship to melatonin and cortisol timing and quantity. Chronobiol Int. 2013 Nov; 30(9):1160-73.
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Night-migratory songbirds possess a magnetic compass in both eyes. PLoS One. 2012; 7(9):e43271.
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Exercise prevents sleep deprivation-associated anxiety-like behavior in rats: potential role of oxidative stress mechanisms. Behav Brain Res. 2011 Oct 31; 224(2):233-40.
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Experimental parameter estimation of a visuo-vestibular interaction model in humans. J Vestib Res. 2011; 21(5):251-66.
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Altered ultrasonic vocalization and impaired learning and memory in Angelman syndrome mouse model with a large maternal deletion from Ube3a to Gabrb3. PLoS One. 2010 Aug 20; 5(8):e12278.