"Horns" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Either of the pair of hard processes, including ANTLERS, that consist of a BONE core surrounded by a middle KERATIN layer which is in turn covered by EPIDERMIS. They grow from the upper portion of the head of many RUMINANTS.
| Descriptor ID |
D006733
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A13.507
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Horns" by people in Profiles.
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The effects of water and microstructure on the mechanical properties of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) horn keratin. Acta Biomater. 2011 Mar; 7(3):1228-40.