"Neurons" 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.
The basic cellular units of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the NERVOUS SYSTEM.
| Descriptor ID |
D009474
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.675 A11.671
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| Concept/Terms |
Neurons- Neurons
- Neuron
- Nerve Cells
- Cell, Nerve
- Cells, Nerve
- Nerve Cell
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Neurons" by people in this website by year, and whether "Neurons" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 106 | 64 | 170 |
| 1996 | 122 | 64 | 186 |
| 1997 | 140 | 60 | 200 |
| 1998 | 130 | 71 | 201 |
| 1999 | 151 | 87 | 238 |
| 2000 | 146 | 85 | 231 |
| 2001 | 187 | 94 | 281 |
| 2002 | 257 | 119 | 376 |
| 2003 | 246 | 131 | 377 |
| 2004 | 258 | 156 | 414 |
| 2005 | 268 | 152 | 420 |
| 2006 | 263 | 163 | 426 |
| 2007 | 298 | 148 | 446 |
| 2008 | 270 | 133 | 403 |
| 2009 | 300 | 185 | 485 |
| 2010 | 306 | 179 | 485 |
| 2011 | 286 | 187 | 473 |
| 2012 | 285 | 179 | 464 |
| 2013 | 265 | 161 | 426 |
| 2014 | 247 | 164 | 411 |
| 2015 | 264 | 167 | 431 |
| 2016 | 241 | 171 | 412 |
| 2017 | 232 | 179 | 411 |
| 2018 | 218 | 198 | 416 |
| 2019 | 219 | 186 | 405 |
| 2020 | 190 | 176 | 366 |
| 2021 | 173 | 183 | 356 |
| 2022 | 77 | 178 | 255 |
| 2023 | 61 | 163 | 224 |
| 2024 | 103 | 175 | 278 |
| 2025 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Neurons" by people in Profiles.
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Meeting report for the 2024 UC Irvine Center for neural circuit mapping conference: Brain cell types, circuits, and disorders. Mol Psychiatry. 2025 Mar; 30(3):1256-1258.
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S-Nitrosylation of CRTC1 in Alzheimer's disease impairs CREB-dependent gene expression induced by neuronal activity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Mar 04; 122(9):e2418179122.
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Reviving-like prosocial behavior in response to unconscious or dead conspecifics in rodents. Science. 2025 Feb 21; 387(6736):eadq2677.
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An adaptable, reusable, and light implant for chronic Neuropixels probes. Elife. 2025 Feb 18; 13.
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Glycogen synthase is required for heat shock-mediated autophagy induction in neuronal cells. Biol Open. 2025 Feb 15; 14(2).
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Searching for the cellular underpinnings of the selective vulnerability to tauopathic insults in Alzheimer's disease. Commun Biol. 2025 Feb 07; 8(1):195.
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Identification of recurrent dynamics in distributed neural populations. PLoS Comput Biol. 2025 Feb; 21(2):e1012816.
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Aberrant FGF signaling promotes granule neuron precursor expansion in SHH subgroup infantile medulloblastoma. Elife. 2025 Jan 21; 13.
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A de novo missense mutation in PPP2R5D alters dopamine pathways and morphology of iPSC-derived midbrain neurons. Stem Cells. 2025 Jan 17; 43(1).
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Stimulating the regenerative capacity of the human retina with proneural transcription factors in 3D cultures. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jan 21; 122(3):e2417228122.