 Tongue
"Tongue" 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.
A muscular organ in the mouth that is covered with pink tissue called mucosa, tiny bumps called papillae, and thousands of taste buds. The tongue is anchored to the mouth and is vital for chewing, swallowing, and for speech.
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D014059
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.500.885 A14.549.885
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2001 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2017 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tongue" by people in Profiles.
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Vandenbeuch A, Kinnamon SC. Why low concentrations of salt enhance sweet taste. Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2020 12; 230(4):e13560.
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Huntley C, Boon M, Tschopp S, Tschopp K, Jenks CM, Thaler E, Baptista Jardin P, Shah J, Kominsky A, Kezirian EJ, Heiser C, Waxman J, Lin HS. Comparison of Traditional Upper Airway Surgery and Upper Airway Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2021 Apr; 130(4):370-376.
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Shah RR, Thaler ER. Base of Tongue Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Era of Neurostimulation. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2020 Jun; 53(3):431-443.
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Xu J, Liu H, Lan Y, Adam M, Clouthier DE, Potter S, Jiang R. Hedgehog signaling patterns the oral-aboral axis of the mandibular arch. Elife. 2019 01 14; 8.
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Beswick DM, Santa Maria C, Ayoub NF, Capasso R, Santa Maria PL. Epithelial separation theory for post-tonsillectomy secondary hemorrhage: evidence in a mouse model and potential heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor therapy. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Feb; 275(2):569-578.
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Gaillard D, Bowles SG, Salcedo E, Xu M, Millar SE, Barlow LA. ß-catenin is required for taste bud cell renewal and behavioral taste perception in adult mice. PLoS Genet. 2017 Aug; 13(8):e1006990.
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Gaffield MA, Christie JM. Movement Rate Is Encoded and Influenced by Widespread, Coherent Activity of Cerebellar Molecular Layer Interneurons. J Neurosci. 2017 05 03; 37(18):4751-4765.
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Hooper JE, Feng W, Li H, Leach SM, Phang T, Siska C, Jones KL, Spritz RA, Hunter LE, Williams T. Systems biology of facial development: contributions of ectoderm and mesenchyme. Dev Biol. 2017 06 01; 426(1):97-114.
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Gandhi RP, Klein U. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: A Review and Report of Two Cases. Pediatr Dent. 2017 Jan 15; 39(1):9-14.
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Doty RL, Heidt JM, MacGillivray MR, Dsouza M, Tracey EH, Mirza N, Bigelow D. Influences of age, tongue region, and chorda tympani nerve sectioning on signal detection measures of lingual taste sensitivity. Physiol Behav. 2016 Mar 01; 155:202-7.
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