"Tongue" 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 muscular organ in the mouth that is covered with pink tissue called mucosa, tiny bumps called papillae, and thousands of taste buds. The tongue is anchored to the mouth and is vital for chewing, swallowing, and for speech.
| Descriptor ID |
D014059
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.500.885 A14.549.885
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tongue" by people in Profiles.
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Establishment of 3D Co-Culture Models from Different Stages of Human Tongue Tumorigenesis: Utility in Understanding Neoplastic Progression. PLoS One. 2016; 11(8):e0160615.
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Ultrasound-Guided Transcutaneous Needle Biopsy of the Base of the Tongue and Floor of the Mouth From a Submental Approach. J Ultrasound Med. 2016 May; 35(5):1009-13.
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Effects of moderate prenatal ethanol exposure and age on social behavior, spatial response perseveration errors and motor behavior. Behav Brain Res. 2014 Aug 01; 269:44-54.
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Oral pityriasis rubra pilaris. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2006 May; 101(5):604-7.
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Is dissection of level IV necessary in patients with T1-T3 N0 tongue cancer? Laryngoscope. 2001 Jun; 111(6):1088-90.
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Diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep apnea. Part II. Arch Otolaryngol. 1985 Oct; 111(10):650-8.
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[BUCCAL AMYLOIDOSIS AND PLASMOCYTIC MYELOMATOSIS]. Sem Hop. 1963 Dec 30; 39:2907-10.