Cecum

"Cecum" 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 blind sac or outpouching area of the LARGE INTESTINE that is below the entrance of the SMALL INTESTINE. It has a worm-like extension, the vermiform APPENDIX.

Descriptor ID	D002432
MeSH Number(s)	A03.556.124.526.209 A03.556.249.249.209
Concept/Terms	Cecum Cecum Cecums

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Anatomy [A]
Digestive System [A03]
Gastrointestinal Tract [A03.556]
Intestines [A03.556.124]
Intestine, Large [A03.556.124.526]
Cecum [A03.556.124.526.209]
Lower Gastrointestinal Tract [A03.556.249]
Intestine, Large [A03.556.249.249]
Cecum [A03.556.249.249.209]

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Cecum
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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2009	0	1	1
2011	2	0	2
2014	0	1	1
2017	0	1	1
2018	0	1	1
2019	1	0	1
2020	1	2	3
2021	0	2	2

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Wasti S, Sah N, Lee CN, Jha R, Mishra B. Dietary supplementation of alpha-lipoic acid mitigates the negative effects of heat stress in broilers. PLoS One. 2021; 16(7):e0254936.

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Yadav S, Caliboso KD, Nanquil JE, Zhang J, Kae H, Neupane K, Mishra B, Jha R. Cecal microbiome profile of Hawaiian feral chickens and pasture-raised broiler (commercial) chickens determined using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. Poult Sci. 2021 Jul; 100(7):101181.

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Hirata S, Amano M, Yoshizawa M, Ishizawa R, Kuwahara A, Kimura S, Usuki S, Hosoi N, Syuto Y, Miyazaki K. [A Case Involved Successful Treatment of Cecum Colon Cancer with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura(ITP)by Laparoscopic Resection]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2020 Dec; 47(13):1789-1791.

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Zhang J, Cai K, Mishra R, Jha R. In ovo supplementation of chitooligosaccharide and chlorella polysaccharide affects cecal microbial community, metabolic pathways, and fermentation metabolites in broiler chickens. Poult Sci. 2020 Oct; 99(10):4776-4785.

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Zhang L, Rimal B, Nichols RG, Tian Y, Smith PB, Hatzakis E, Chang SC, Butenhoff JL, Peters JM, Patterson AD. Perfluorooctane sulfonate alters gut microbiota-host metabolic homeostasis in mice. Toxicology. 2020 02 15; 431:152365.

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Yadav S, Mishra B, Jha R. Cassava (Manihot esculenta) root chips inclusion in the diets of broiler chickens: effects on growth performance, ileal histomorphology, and cecal volatile fatty acid production. Poult Sci. 2019 Sep 01; 98(9):4008-4015.

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Tian Y, Cai J, Gui W, Nichols RG, Koo I, Zhang J, Anitha M, Patterson AD. Berberine Directly Affects the Gut Microbiota to Promote Intestinal Farnesoid X Receptor Activation. Drug Metab Dispos. 2019 02; 47(2):86-93.

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DiMarzio M, Rusconi B, Yennawar NH, Eppinger M, Patterson AD, Dudley EG. Identification of a mouse Lactobacillus johnsonii strain with deconjugase activity against the FXR antagonist T-?-MCA. PLoS One. 2017; 12(9):e0183564.

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Jiang C, Xie C, Li F, Zhang L, Nichols RG, Krausz KW, Cai J, Qi Y, Fang ZZ, Takahashi S, Tanaka N, Desai D, Amin SG, Albert I, Patterson AD, Gonzalez FJ. Intestinal farnesoid X receptor signaling promotes nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. J Clin Invest. 2015 Jan; 125(1):386-402.

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Garc?a-Amado MA, Godoy-Vitorino F, Piceno YM, Tom LM, Andersen GL, Herrera EA, Dom?nguez-Bello MG. Bacterial diversity in the cecum of the world's largest living rodent (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). Microb Ecol. 2012 May; 63(4):719-25.

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