"Cats" 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.
The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801)
| Descriptor ID |
D002415
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.377.750.250.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Cats- Cats
- Cat
- Felis sylvestris catus
- Felis domesticus
- Domestic Cats
- Cat, Domestic
- Cats, Domestic
- Domestic Cat
- Felis catus
- Felis domestica
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cats" by people in Profiles.
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Effects of transforming growth factor β1 on steroidogenesis of feline granulosa cells cultured in vitro. Reprod Fertil Dev. 2022 Jul; 34(11):789-797.
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Animal reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2: calculable COVID-19 risk for older adults from animal to human transmission. Geroscience. 2021 10; 43(5):2305-2320.
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Effects of selected hormones and their combination on progesterone and estradiol production and proliferation of feline granulosa cells cultured in vitro. Theriogenology. 2021 Jul 01; 168:1-12.
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Cat flu: Broad spectrum polymeric antivirals. Antiviral Res. 2019 10; 170:104563.
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Melanocytic Ophthalmic Neoplasms of the Domestic Veterinary Species: A Review. Top Companion Anim Med. 2015 Dec; 30(4):148-57.
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Cerebral toxoplasmosis in a patient on methotrexate and infliximab for rheumatoid arthritis. Intern Med. 2015; 54(11):1433-6.
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Spectrum of radiological manifestations of paediatric cat-scratch disease. Pediatr Radiol. 2012 Nov; 42(11):1380-4.
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Basic research models for the study of underlying mechanisms of electrical neuromodulation and ischemic heart-brain interactions. Cleve Clin J Med. 2009 Apr; 76 Suppl 2:S41-6.
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Orbital abscess bacterial isolates and in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in dogs and cats. Vet Ophthalmol. 2009 Mar-Apr; 12(2):91-6.
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Identification of Bartonella species in rodents, shrews and cats in Denmark: detection of two B. henselae variants, one in cats and the other in the long-tailed field mouse. APMIS. 2004 Jun; 112(6):336-41.