"Vagotomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The interruption or removal of any part of the vagus (10th cranial) nerve. Vagotomy may be performed for research or for therapeutic purposes.
| Descriptor ID |
D014628
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.525.210.105.600.850
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vagotomy" by people in Profiles.
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Low-level vagosympathetic stimulation: a paradox and potential new modality for the treatment of focal atrial fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2009 Dec; 2(6):645-51.
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Inhalation of a pulmonary irritant modulates activity of lumbosacral spinal neurons receiving colonic input in rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2007 Nov; 293(5):R2052-8.
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Characterization of T9-T10 spinal neurons with duodenal input and modulation by gastric electrical stimulation in rats. Brain Res. 2007 Jun 04; 1152:75-86.
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Characterization of thoracic spinal neurons with noxious convergent inputs from heart and lower airways in rats. Brain Res. 2007 Apr 13; 1141:84-91.
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Afferent pathway and neuromodulation of superficial and deeper thoracic spinal neurons receiving noxious pulmonary inputs in rats. Auton Neurosci. 2007 Jan 30; 131(1-2):77-86.
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Re: Vagal denervation and atrial fibrillation inducibility: epicardial fat pad ablation does not have long-term effects. Heart Rhythm. 2006 Oct; 3(10):1248; author reply 1248-9.
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Chemical activation of C1-C2 spinal neurons modulates intercostal and phrenic nerve activity in rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2004 Jun; 286(6):R1069-76.
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Convergent pathways for cardiac- and esophageal-somatic motor reflexes in rats. Auton Neurosci. 2002 Aug 30; 99(2):70-7.
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Responses and afferent pathways of superficial and deeper c(1)-c(2) spinal cells to intrapericardial algogenic chemicals in rats. J Neurophysiol. 2001 Apr; 85(4):1522-32.
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Shock after blast wave injury is caused by a vagally mediated reflex. J Trauma. 1999 Jul; 47(1):105-10.