Mesenteric Artery, Superior
"Mesenteric Artery, Superior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A large vessel supplying the whole length of the small intestine except the superior part of the duodenum. It also supplies the cecum and the ascending part of the colon and about half the transverse part of the colon. It arises from the anterior surface of the aorta below the celiac artery at the level of the first lumbar vertebra.
| Descriptor ID |
D017538
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.565.755
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| Concept/Terms |
Mesenteric Artery, Superior- Mesenteric Artery, Superior
- Arteries, Superior Mesenteric
- Artery, Superior Mesenteric
- Mesenteric Arteries, Superior
- Superior Mesenteric Arteries
- Superior Mesenteric Artery
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mesenteric Artery, Superior" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Hilgers RH, Kundumani-Sridharan V, Subramani J, Chen LC, Cuello LG, Rusch NJ, Das KC. Thioredoxin reverses age-related hypertension by chronically improving vascular redox and restoring eNOS function. Sci Transl Med. 2017 02 08; 9(376).