"Feces" 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.
Excrement from the INTESTINES, containing unabsorbed solids, waste products, secretions, and BACTERIA of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
| Descriptor ID |
D005243
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.459
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Feces".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Feces" by people in this website by year, and whether "Feces" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1996 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 1997 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 1998 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 1999 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2000 | 5 | 19 | 24 |
| 2001 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2002 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2003 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2004 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 2005 | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| 2006 | 6 | 22 | 28 |
| 2007 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 2008 | 7 | 26 | 33 |
| 2009 | 15 | 20 | 35 |
| 2010 | 8 | 30 | 38 |
| 2011 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| 2012 | 16 | 48 | 64 |
| 2013 | 24 | 44 | 68 |
| 2014 | 24 | 41 | 65 |
| 2015 | 16 | 45 | 61 |
| 2016 | 20 | 49 | 69 |
| 2017 | 17 | 39 | 56 |
| 2018 | 24 | 62 | 86 |
| 2019 | 20 | 65 | 85 |
| 2020 | 17 | 82 | 99 |
| 2021 | 16 | 75 | 91 |
| 2022 | 1 | 44 | 45 |
| 2023 | 0 | 41 | 41 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 60 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Feces" by people in Profiles.
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Gut microbiota and derived metabolites mediate obstructive sleep apnea induced atherosclerosis. Gut Microbes. 2025 Dec; 17(1):2474142.
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections (IPIs) and Contributing Factors in Bovine Calves in Southern Nepal. Vet Med Sci. 2025 Mar; 11(2):e70254.
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Modulating the developing gut microbiota with 2'-fucosyllactose and pooled human milk oligosaccharides. Microbiome. 2025 Feb 07; 13(1):44.
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Incomplete human reference genomes can drive false sex biases and expose patient-identifying information in metagenomic data. Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 18; 16(1):825.
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Exploring the impact of grazing on fecal and soil microbiome dynamics in small ruminants in organic crop-livestock integration systems. PLoS One. 2025; 20(1):e0316616.
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Ultrasensitive detection of intact SARS-CoV-2 particles in complex biofluids using microfluidic affinity capture. Sci Adv. 2025 Jan 10; 11(2):eadh1167.
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Impact of daily avocado consumption on gut microbiota in adults with abdominal obesity: an ancillary study of HAT, a randomized controlled trial. Food Funct. 2025 Jan 02; 16(1):168-180.
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Biological, environmental, and psychological stress and the human gut microbiome in healthy adults. Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 02; 15(1):362.
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Associations between weather extremes and faecal contamination along pathogen transmission pathways in rural Bangladeshi households: a prospective observational study. Lancet Planet Health. 2025 Jan; 9(1):e5-e13.
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Modulating the human gut microbiome and health markers through kombucha consumption: a controlled clinical study. Sci Rep. 2024 Dec 30; 14(1):31647.