Tongue
"Tongue" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A muscular organ in the mouth that is covered with pink tissue called mucosa, tiny bumps called papillae, and thousands of taste buds. The tongue is anchored to the mouth and is vital for chewing, swallowing, and for speech.
| Descriptor ID |
D014059
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.500.885 A14.549.885
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tongue" by people in Profiles.
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Zhan Q, Korngold R, Lezcano C, McKeon F, Murphy GF. Graft-versus-host disease-related cytokine-driven apoptosis depends on p73 in cytokeratin 15-positive target cells. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2012 Jun; 18(6):841-51.
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Chi X, Chatterjee PK, Wilson W, Zhang SX, Demayo FJ, Schwartz RJ. Complex cardiac Nkx2-5 gene expression activated by noggin-sensitive enhancers followed by chamber-specific modules. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Sep 20; 102(38):13490-5.
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Daniels SK, Brailey K, Foundas AL. Lingual discoordination and dysphagia following acute stroke: analyses of lesion localization. Dysphagia. 1999; 14(2):85-92.