"Prunus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus in the family ROSACEAE, order Rosales, subclass Rosidae. It is best known as a source of edible fruits such as apricot, plum, peach, cherry, and almond.
| Descriptor ID |
D027861
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859.937.500.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Chokecherry Tree- Chokecherry Tree
- Chokecherry Trees
- Tree, Chokecherry
- Trees, Chokecherry
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prunus" by people in Profiles.
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Image analysis of microstructural changes in almond cotyledon as a result of processing. J Food Sci. 2011 Mar; 76(2):E212-21.
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Dried plum polyphenols inhibit osteoclastogenesis by downregulating NFATc1 and inflammatory mediators. Calcif Tissue Int. 2008 Jun; 82(6):475-88.
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Dried plum prevents bone loss in a male osteoporosis model via IGF-I and the RANK pathway. Bone. 2006 Dec; 39(6):1331-42.