Digestive System
"Digestive System" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A group of organs stretching from the MOUTH to the ANUS, serving to breakdown foods, assimilate nutrients, and eliminate waste. In humans, the digestive system includes the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT and the accessory glands (LIVER; BILIARY TRACT; PANCREAS).
| Descriptor ID |
D004064
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Digestive System" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Digestive System" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Digestive System" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Hayes M, Ferruzzi MG. Update on the bioavailability and chemopreventative mechanisms of dietary chlorophyll derivatives. Nutr Res. 2020 09; 81:19-37.
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Kramer RE, Lerner DG, Lin T, Manfredi M, Shah M, Stephen TC, Gibbons TE, Pall H, Sahn B, McOmber M, Zacur G, Friedlander J, Quiros AJ, Fishman DS, Mamula P. Management of ingested foreign bodies in children: a clinical report of the NASPGHAN Endoscopy Committee. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015 Apr; 60(4):562-74.