Vibrissae
"Vibrissae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Stiff hairs projecting from the face around the nose of most mammals, acting as touch receptors.
| Descriptor ID |
D014738
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A13.950
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vibrissae" by people in Profiles.
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von Kraus LM, Francis JT. Electronically induced contrast enhancement in whisker S1 cortical response fields. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2014; 2014:2601-4.
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Rufini A, Weil M, McKeon F, Barlattani A, Melino G, Candi E. p63 protein is essential for the embryonic development of vibrissae and teeth. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2006 Feb 17; 340(3):737-41.