"Vibrissae" 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.
Stiff hairs projecting from the face around the nose of most mammals, acting as touch receptors.
| Descriptor ID |
D014738
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A13.950
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vibrissae" by people in Profiles.
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Purinergic glio-endothelial coupling during neuronal activity: role of P2Y1 receptors and eNOS in functional hyperemia in the mouse somatosensory cortex. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2015 Dec 01; 309(11):H1837-45.
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Assessing forelimb function after unilateral cervical spinal cord injury: novel forelimb tasks predict lesion severity and recovery. J Neurotrauma. 2012 Feb 10; 29(3):488-98.
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Characterizing the functional significance of the neonatal rat vibrissae prior to the onset of whisking. Somatosens Mot Res. 2003; 20(2):157-62.
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Gliomas in rodent whisker barrel cortex: a new tumor model. J Neurosurg. 1999 Nov; 91(5):814-21.