"Litter Size" 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.
The number of offspring produced at one birth by a viviparous animal.
| Descriptor ID |
D008098
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.530 G08.686.784.769.498.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Litter Size- Litter Size
- Litter Sizes
- Size, Litter
- Sizes, Litter
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Litter Size" by people in Profiles.
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Golub MS, Sobin CA. Statistical modeling with litter as a random effect in mixed models to manage "intralitter likeness". Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2020 Jan - Feb; 77:106841.
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Archibong AE, Ramesh A, Inyang F, Niaz MS, Hood DB, Kopsombut P. Endocrine disruptive actions of inhaled benzo(a)pyrene on ovarian function and fetal survival in fisher F-344 adult rats. Reprod Toxicol. 2012 Dec; 34(4):635-43.
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Johnson FO, Gilbreath ET, Ogden L, Graham TC, Gorham S. Reproductive and developmental toxicities of zinc supplemented rats. Reprod Toxicol. 2011 Feb; 31(2):134-43.
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Graves-Herring JE, Boone WR. Blastocyst rate and live births from vitrification and slow-cooled two-cell mouse embryos. Fertil Steril. 2009 Mar; 91(3):920-4.
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Desai M, Gayle D, Han G, Ross MG. Programmed hyperphagia due to reduced anorexigenic mechanisms in intrauterine growth-restricted offspring. Reprod Sci. 2007 May; 14(4):329-37.
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Ross MG, Desai M, Guerra C, Wang S. Programmed syndrome of hypernatremic hypertension in ovine twin lambs. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Apr; 192(4):1196-204.
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Witlin AG, Gangula PR, Wimalawansa SJ, Grafe M, Grady JJ, Yallampalli C. Adrenomedullin requires an intact nitric oxide system to function as an endogenous vasodilator in rat gestation. Hypertens Pregnancy. 2003; 22(1):9-24.
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Archibong AE, Inyang F, Ramesh A, Greenwood M, Nayyar T, Kopsombut P, Hood DB, Nyanda AM. Alteration of pregnancy related hormones and fetal survival in F-344 rats exposed by inhalation to benzo(a)pyrene. Reprod Toxicol. 2002 Nov-Dec; 16(6):801-8.
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Day DE, Mintz EM, Bartness TJ. Diet choice exaggerates food hoarding, intake and pup survival across reproduction. Physiol Behav. 2002 Feb 1-15; 75(1-2):143-57.
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Witlin AG, Gangula PR, Thompson ML, Yallampalli C. Growth and fertility rates in the offspring of pregnant rats treated with L-omega nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), a nitric oxide inhibitor. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Jan; 186(1):89-93.