Cats

"Cats" 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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The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801)

Descriptor ID	D002415
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.377.750.250.125
Concept/Terms	Cats Cats Cat Felis sylvestris catus Felis domesticus Domestic Cats Cat, Domestic Cats, Domestic Domestic Cat Felis catus Felis domestica

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cats".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Chordata [B01.050.150]
Vertebrates [B01.050.150.900]
Mammals [B01.050.150.900.649]
Eutheria [B01.050.150.900.649.313]
Carnivora [B01.050.150.900.649.313.750]
Feliformia [B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.377]
Felidae [B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.377.750]
Felis [B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.377.750.250]
Cats [B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.377.750.250.125]

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Bar chart showing 70 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2011 and 2017 and 2021 and 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	0	2	2
1998	0	3	3
2001	0	1	1
2002	1	1	2
2003	1	2	3
2005	0	2	2
2006	0	1	1
2007	0	3	3
2008	0	1	1
2009	0	3	3
2010	0	2	2
2011	1	4	5
2012	0	1	1
2013	0	3	3
2014	0	3	3
2015	0	2	2
2016	0	4	4
2017	0	5	5
2018	0	3	3
2019	0	3	3
2020	0	1	1
2021	0	5	5
2022	0	4	4
2023	0	2	2
2024	0	5	5

Below are the most recent publications written about "Cats" by people in Profiles.

Tsuruta T, Tomiyasu H, Sakuma H, Shimano S, Nagao I, Toyoda H, Fukuoka R, Ohmi A, Fujita N, Momoi Y, Ohshima T, Fujiwara-Igarashi A, Takahashi N, Chambers JK, Uchida K, Goto-Koshino Y, Okuda M. Comprehensive analysis of gene expression profiles revealed increased expression of genes related to proteasome in feline nasal lymphoma. Res Vet Sci. 2026 Jul; 206:106185.

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Quilez E, Chambers JK, Ueda R, Donahoe SL. Malignant Follicular Tumors With Myxoid Mucopolysaccharide-Like Stroma on Cytology and Histology in a Cat. Vet Clin Pathol. 2026 Mar; 55(1):90-96.

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Mishra PE, Han YY, Hill K, Rosser FJ, Forno E, Acosta-P?rez E, Canino G, Celed?n JC. Persistent cat ownership and asthma in a longitudinal study of Puerto Rican youth. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2024 11; 133(5):545-549.e2.

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Jarvi S, Jacob J, Mina A, Lyons M. Detection of rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) infection by real-time PCR from the peripheral blood of animals: a preliminary study. Parasitol Res. 2024 Jun 12; 123(6):240.

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Irie M, Kita C, Yamagami T, Miyoshi T, Fujiki N, Kuriyagawa Y, Hanafusa Y, Chambers JK, Uchida K. A case of Exophiala dermatitidis-induced phaeohyphomycosis in a cat with multiple intra-abdominal masses. J Vet Med Sci. 2024 May 25; 86(5):550-554.

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Hinova-Palova D, Landzhov B, Edelstein L, Fakih K, Alexandrov A, Kiriakova T, Radeva E, Gaydarski L, Denaro F, Paloff A. Identification of degenerated synaptic boutons in the dorsal claustrum of the cat after electrolytic lesions of the intralaminar thalamic nuclei. J Histotechnol. 2024 09; 47(3):117-125.

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Drozd M, Ritter JM, Samuelson JP, Parker M, Wang L, Sander SJ, Yoshicedo J, Wright L, Odani J, Shrader T, Lee E, Lockhart SR, Ghai RR, Terio KA. Mortality associated with SARS-CoV-2 in nondomestic felids. Vet Pathol. 2024 07; 61(4):609-620.

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Ii T, Chambers JK, Nakashima K, Goto-Koshino Y, Uchida K. Intraepithelial lymphocytes are associated with epithelial injury in feline intestinal T-cell lymphoma. J Vet Med Sci. 2024 Jan 26; 86(1):101-110.

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Sumi A, Chambers JK, Ito S, Kojima K, Omachi T, Doi M, Uchida K. Different expression patterns of p63 and p73 in Felis catus papillomavirus type 2-associated feline Merkel cell carcinomas and other epidermal carcinomas. J Vet Med Sci. 2024 Jan 10; 86(1):39-48.

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Nakayama H, Shiga T, Uchida K, Chambers JK, Morino T, Sasaki N. Chronological transition of necropsy cases of animals in Tokyo, Japan. J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Jan 06; 85(1):19-29.

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