"Meconium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The thick green-to-black mucilaginous material found in the intestines of a full-term fetus. It consists of secretions of the INTESTINAL GLANDS; BILE PIGMENTS; FATTY ACIDS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; and intrauterine debris. It constitutes the first stools passed by a newborn.
| Descriptor ID |
D008470
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.459.529 A16.378.529
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meconium" by people in Profiles.
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Sasaki T, Kawamura M, Okuno C, Lau K, Riel J, Lee MJ, Miller C. Impact of Maternal Mediterranean-Type Diet Adherence on Microbiota Composition and Epigenetic Programming of Offspring. Nutrients. 2023 Dec 22; 16(1).
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Wright TE. Biochemical Screening for in utero Drug Exposure. Drug Metab Lett. 2015; 9(2):65-71.
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Gray TR, Kelly T, LaGasse LL, Smith LM, Derauf C, Grant P, Shah R, Arria A, Haning W, Della Grotta S, Strauss A, Lester BM, Huestis MA. New meconium biomarkers of prenatal methamphetamine exposure increase identification of affected neonates. Clin Chem. 2010 May; 56(5):856-60.
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Gray TR, LaGasse LL, Smith LM, Derauf C, Grant P, Shah R, Arria AM, Della Grotta SA, Strauss A, Haning WF, Lester BM, Huestis MA. Identification of prenatal amphetamines exposure by maternal interview and meconium toxicology in the Infant Development, Environment and Lifestyle (IDEAL) study. Ther Drug Monit. 2009 Dec; 31(6):769-75.
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Gray TR, Kelly T, LaGasse LL, Smith LM, Derauf C, Haning W, Grant P, Shah R, Arria A, Strauss A, Lester BM, Huestis MA. Novel biomarkers of prenatal methamphetamine exposure in human meconium. Ther Drug Monit. 2009 Feb; 31(1):70-5.
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Lakshmanan J, Oyachi N, Ahanya SA, Liu G, Mazdak M, Ross MG. Corticotropin-releasing factor inhibition of sheep fetal colonic contractility: mechanisms to prevent meconium passage in utero. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Apr; 196(4):357.e1-7.
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Lakshmanan J, Ahanya SN, Rehan V, Oyachi N, Ross MG. Elevated plasma corticotrophin release factor levels and in utero meconium passage. Pediatr Res. 2007 Feb; 61(2):176-9.
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Acosta R, Oyachi N, Lee JJ, Lakshmanan J, Atkinson JB, Ross MG. Mechanisms of meconium passage: cholinergic stimulation of electromechanical coordination in the fetal colon. J Soc Gynecol Investig. 2005 Apr; 12(3):169-73.
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Ahanya SN, Lakshmanan J, Morgan BL, Ross MG. Meconium passage in utero: mechanisms, consequences, and management. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2005 Jan; 60(1):45-56; quiz 73-4.
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Derauf C, Katz AR, Easa D. Agreement between maternal self-reported ethanol intake and tobacco use during pregnancy and meconium assays for fatty acid ethyl esters and cotinine. Am J Epidemiol. 2003 Oct 01; 158(7):705-9.