"Petroleum" 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.
Naturally occurring complex liquid hydrocarbons which, after distillation, yield combustible fuels, petrochemicals, and lubricants.
| Descriptor ID |
D010578
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.345.630 N06.230.132.258.630
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| Concept/Terms |
Petroleum- Petroleum
- Petroleums
- Crude Oil
- Crude Oils
- Oil, Crude
- Oils, Crude
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Petroleum" by people in Profiles.
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Effects of Cooking with Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass on Stunting in Infants. N Engl J Med. 2024 Jan 04; 390(1):44-54.
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Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass for Cooking and Effects on Birth Weight. N Engl J Med. 2022 Nov 10; 387(19):1735-1746.
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Evaluation of skin irritation following weathered crude oil exposure in two mouse strains. Toxicol Ind Health. 2020 Oct; 36(10):788-799.
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Impact of Photooxidation and Biodegradation on the Fate of Oil Spilled During the Deepwater Horizon Incident: Advanced Stages of Weathering. Environ Sci Technol. 2017 Jul 05; 51(13):7412-7421.
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Design features of offshore oil production platforms influence their susceptibility to biocorrosion. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2017 Aug; 101(16):6517-6529.
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Decoupling HZSM-5 catalyst activity from deactivation during upgrading of pyrolysis oil vapors. ChemSusChem. 2015 Feb; 8(3):552-9.
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State-scale perspective on water use and production associated with oil and gas operations, Oklahoma, U.S. Environ Sci Technol. 2013 May 07; 47(9):4918-25.
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Involvement of thermophilic archaea in the biocorrosion of oil pipelines. Environ Microbiol. 2012 Jul; 14(7):1762-71.
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Description of Anaerobaculum hydrogeniformans sp. nov., an anaerobe that produces hydrogen from glucose, and emended description of the genus Anaerobaculum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2012 Apr; 62(Pt 4):832-838.
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Microbial communities in bulk fluids and biofilms of an oil facility have similar composition but different structure. Environ Microbiol. 2011 Apr; 13(4):1078-90.