"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.
Generally refers to the digestive structures stretching from the MOUTH to ANUS, but does not include the accessory glandular organs (LIVER; BILIARY TRACT; PANCREAS).
| Descriptor ID |
D041981
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556
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| Concept/Terms |
Gastrointestinal Tract- Gastrointestinal Tract
- Gastrointestinal Tracts
- GI Tract
- GI Tracts
- Digestive Tract
- Digestive Tracts
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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.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gastrointestinal Tract" by people in Profiles.
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Bayr?n-Ho DI, Rivera-Rodr?guez AJ, Morales-Cintr?n AJ, Cardona-Sierra HA, Rodr?guez-Morales RE. Brain and Gut Dissection in Surface Fish and Cavefish Populations of Astyanax mexicanus. J Vis Exp. 2026 02 24; (228).
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McGarrity-Yoder M, Cope EK, Wayment HA, Rodriguez-Pla A, Crane TE. Biopsychosocial Determinants, Diet Quality, Gastrointestinal Health, and Disease Activity in Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Jan 08; 15:e79889.
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Salcido AA, Reyes NF, Macias AY, Batson SA, Beck DW, Friedman A, Goosens KA. An Emerging Role for Gut-Brain Signaling Involving Ghrelin in Chronic Stress. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2025; 1477:205-227.
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Romo JA, Lopez-Ribot JL. Candidalysin: An unlikely aide for fungal gut commensalism. Cell Host Microbe. 2024 May 08; 32(5):625-626.
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Vernia F, Ashktorab H, Cesaro N, Monaco S, Faenza S, Sgamma E, Viscido A, Latella G. COVID-19 and Gastrointestinal Tract: From Pathophysiology to Clinical Manifestations. Medicina (Kaunas). 2023 Sep 24; 59(10).
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Lloyd CJ, Guo S, Kinrade B, Zahiri H, Eves R, Ali SK, Yildiz F, Voets IK, Davies PL, Klose KE. A peptide-binding domain shared with an Antarctic bacterium facilitates Vibrio cholerae human cell binding and intestinal colonization. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 09 26; 120(39):e2308238120.
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Esquivel SV, Bhatt HN, Diwan R, Habib A, Lee WY, Khatun Z, Nurunnabi M. ?-Glucan and Fatty Acid Based Mucoadhesive Carrier for Gastrointestinal Tract Specific Local and Sustained Drug Delivery. Biomolecules. 2023 04 28; 13(5).
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Garc?a-Amado MA, Rudolf CA, Fuentes-Fuentes MDM, Chorna N, Mart?nez LM, Godoy-Vitorino F. Bacterial composition along the digestive tract of the Horned Screamer (Anhima cornuta), a tropical herbivorous bird. PeerJ. 2023; 11:e14805.
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Kumar R, Islam T, Nurunnabi M. Mucoadhesive carriers for oral drug delivery. J Control Release. 2022 11; 351:504-559.
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Gao S, Sun R, Singh R, Yu So S, Chan CTY, Savidge T, Hu M. The role of gut microbial ?-glucuronidase in drug disposition and development. Drug Discov Today. 2022 10; 27(10):103316.