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Gastrointestinal Tract

"Gastrointestinal Tract" 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.

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Generally refers to the digestive structures stretching from the MOUTH to ANUS, but does not include the accessory glandular organs (LIVER; BILIARY TRACT; PANCREAS).


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Gastrointestinal Tract" by people in this website by year, and whether "Gastrointestinal Tract" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 47 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2009 and 2013
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