"Cacao" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A tree of the family Sterculiaceae (or Byttneriaceae), usually Theobroma cacao, or its seeds, which after fermentation and roasting, yield cocoa and CHOCOLATE.
| Descriptor ID |
D002099
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.915.144
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| Concept/Terms |
Cacao- Cacao
- Cacaos
- Theobroma cacao
- Cocoa Plant
- Cocoa Plants
- Plant, Cocoa
- Plants, Cocoa
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cacao" by people in Profiles.
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Crystal Structure of MpPR-1i, a SCP/TAPS protein from Moniliophthora perniciosa, the fungus that causes Witches' Broom Disease of Cacao. Sci Rep. 2017 08 10; 7(1):7818.
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Effects of high-protein vs. high- fat snacks on appetite control, satiety, and eating initiation in healthy women. Nutr J. 2014 Sep 29; 13:97.
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Chocolate consumption is inversely associated with prevalent coronary heart disease: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study. Clin Nutr. 2011 Apr; 30(2):182-7.
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Chocolate consumption is inversely associated with calcified atherosclerotic plaque in the coronary arteries: the NHLBI Family Heart Study. Clin Nutr. 2011 Feb; 30(1):38-43.
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Are adenosine antagonists, such as istradefylline, caffeine, and chocolate, useful in the treatment of Parkinson's disease? Ann Neurol. 2008 Mar; 63(3):267-9.
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Cocoa products decrease low density lipoprotein oxidative susceptibility but do not affect biomarkers of inflammation in humans. J Nutr. 2002 Dec; 132(12):3663-7.