"Cats" 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 domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801)
| Descriptor ID |
D002415
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.377.750.250.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Cats- Cats
- Cat
- Felis sylvestris catus
- Felis domesticus
- Domestic Cats
- Cat, Domestic
- Cats, Domestic
- Domestic Cat
- Felis catus
- Felis domestica
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cats" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cats" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 4 | 45 | 49 |
| 1996 | 7 | 62 | 69 |
| 1997 | 13 | 65 | 78 |
| 1998 | 13 | 72 | 85 |
| 1999 | 18 | 67 | 85 |
| 2000 | 11 | 69 | 80 |
| 2001 | 8 | 65 | 73 |
| 2002 | 23 | 60 | 83 |
| 2003 | 7 | 69 | 76 |
| 2004 | 11 | 76 | 87 |
| 2005 | 10 | 79 | 89 |
| 2006 | 15 | 64 | 79 |
| 2007 | 16 | 78 | 94 |
| 2008 | 16 | 59 | 75 |
| 2009 | 5 | 62 | 67 |
| 2010 | 13 | 67 | 80 |
| 2011 | 12 | 69 | 81 |
| 2012 | 11 | 60 | 71 |
| 2013 | 20 | 58 | 78 |
| 2014 | 12 | 60 | 72 |
| 2015 | 13 | 51 | 64 |
| 2016 | 13 | 65 | 78 |
| 2017 | 10 | 59 | 69 |
| 2018 | 9 | 55 | 64 |
| 2019 | 17 | 51 | 68 |
| 2020 | 6 | 58 | 64 |
| 2021 | 4 | 52 | 56 |
| 2022 | 1 | 41 | 42 |
| 2023 | 0 | 61 | 61 |
| 2024 | 0 | 41 | 41 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Cats" by people in Profiles.
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection of Indoor Domestic Cats Within Dairy Industry Worker Households - Michigan, May 2024. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2025 Feb 20; 74(5):61-65.
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Effects of intranasal maropitant on clinical signs of naturally acquired upper respiratory disease in shelter cats. J Feline Med Surg. 2025 Feb; 27(2):1098612X241309826.
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Evaluation of serum galectin-3 concentrations in healthy cats and in cats with ureteral obstruction. J Feline Med Surg. 2025 Jan; 27(1):1098612X241288191.
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Single Cell Transcriptomic Profiling of MYBPC3-Associated Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Across Species Reveals Conservation of Biological Process But Not Gene Expression. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Jan 07; 14(1):e035780.
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Genetic Testing: practical dos and don'ts for cats. J Feline Med Surg. 2024 Dec; 26(12):1098612X241303603.
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Single cell RNA-sequencing of feline peripheral immune cells with V(D)J repertoire and cross species analysis of T lymphocytes. Front Immunol. 2024; 15:1438004.
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Doxycycline with or without famciclovir for infectious ophthalmic and respiratory disease: a prospective, randomized, masked, placebo-controlled trial in 373 kittens. J Feline Med Surg. 2024 Nov; 26(11):1098612X241278413.
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Presumptive motor neuron degeneration in an adult cat. Can Vet J. 2024 Oct; 65(10):1034-1040.
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Diurnal variation of serum phosphorus concentrations in intact male adult domestic cats. J Vet Intern Med. 2024 Nov-Dec; 38(6):3153-3161.
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Open label clinical trial of orally administered molnupiravir as a first-line treatment for naturally occurring effusive feline infectious peritonitis. J Vet Intern Med. 2024 Nov-Dec; 38(6):3087-3094.