"Litter Size" 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 number of offspring produced at one birth by a viviparous animal.
Descriptor ID |
D008098
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MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.530 G08.686.784.769.498.300
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Concept/Terms |
Litter Size- Litter Size
- Litter Sizes
- Size, Litter
- Sizes, Litter
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1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Litter Size" by people in Profiles.
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Kurup K, Mann SN, Jackson J, Matyi S, Ranjo-Bishop M, Freeman WM, Stout MB, Richardson A, Unnikrishnan A. Litter expansion alters metabolic homeostasis in a sex specific manner. PLoS One. 2021; 16(9):e0237199.
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Aad PY, Echternkamp SE, Sypherd DD, Schreiber NB, Spicer LJ. The hedgehog system in ovarian follicles of cattle selected for twin ovulations and births: evidence of a link between the IGF and hedgehog systems. Biol Reprod. 2012 Oct; 87(4):79.
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Carnes BA, Riesch R, Schlupp I. The delayed impact of parental age on offspring mortality in mice. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2012 Apr; 67(4):351-7.
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Ouyang YB, Crawley JT, Aston CE, Moore KL. Reduced body weight and increased postimplantation fetal death in tyrosylprotein sulfotransferase-1-deficient mice. J Biol Chem. 2002 Jun 28; 277(26):23781-7.
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Sienko AE, Stewart JD, Gonzalez CL, Christensen HD, Lerner M, Rayburn WF. Placebo-controlled, blinded comparison of antenatal betamethasone on mouse liver development. Drug Chem Toxicol. 2001 Feb; 24(1):49-61.
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Rayburn WF, Sienko AE, Gonzalez CL, Christensen HD, Kupiec TC, Paulsen AL, Stewart JD. Impact of antenatal exposure of mice to fenfluramine on cardiac development and long-term growth of the offspring. Drug Chem Toxicol. 2000 Aug; 23(3):419-31.
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Coleman FH, Christensen HD, Gonzalez CL, Rayburn WF. Behavioral changes in developing mice after prenatal exposure to paroxetine (Paxil) Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1999 Nov; 181(5 Pt 1):1166-71.
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Echternkamp SE, Spicer LJ, Gregory KE, Canning SF, Hammond JM. Concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-I in blood and ovarian follicular fluid of cattle selected for twins. Biol Reprod. 1990 Jul; 43(1):8-14.
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Gerall AA, Dunlap JL, Sonntag WE. Reproduction in aging normal and neonatally androgenized female rats. J Comp Physiol Psychol. 1980 Jun; 94(3):556-63.