"Guinea Pigs" 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 common name used for the genus Cavia. The most common species is Cavia porcellus which is the domesticated guinea pig used for pets and biomedical research.
| Descriptor ID |
D006168
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Guinea Pigs- Guinea Pigs
- Guinea Pig
- Pig, Guinea
- Pigs, Guinea
- Cavia
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Guinea Pigs" by people in this website by year, and whether "Guinea Pigs" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Guinea Pigs" by people in Profiles.
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain with deletions in menT3 and menT4 is attenuated and confers protection in mice and guinea pigs. Nat Commun. 2024 Jun 27; 15(1):5467.
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Structural and Functional Characterization of Rv0792c from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Identifying Small Molecule Inhibitor against HutC Protein. Microbiol Spectr. 2023 Feb 14; 11(1):e0197322.
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Temporal analysis of melanogenesis identifies fatty acid metabolism as key skin pigment regulator. PLoS Biol. 2022 05; 20(5):e3001634.
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Cardiac retinoic acid levels decline in heart failure. JCI Insight. 2021 04 22; 6(8).
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Evaluation of Peripheral Blood Markers as Early Endpoint Criteria in Guinea Pigs (Cavia porcellus) when Testing Tuberculosis Vaccine Candidates. Comp Med. 2020 02 01; 70(1):45-55.
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Pharmacokinetics of Ethionamide Delivered in Spray-Dried Microparticles to the Lungs of Guinea Pigs. J Pharm Sci. 2017 01; 106(1):331-337.
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Motion of tympanic membrane in guinea pig otitis media model measured by scanning laser Doppler vibrometry. Hear Res. 2016 09; 339:184-94.
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Mouse, but not human, ApoB-100 lipoprotein cholesterol is a potent innate inhibitor of Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumolysin. PLoS Pathog. 2014 Sep; 10(9):e1004353.
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Measurement of basilar membrane motion during round window stimulation in guinea pigs. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 2014 Dec; 15(6):933-43.
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Liquid chromatographic determination of CPZEN-45, a novel anti-tubercular drug, in biological samples. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2014 Jan; 88:370-6.