"Xenon" 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.
A noble gas with the atomic symbol Xe, atomic number 54, and atomic weight 131.30. It is found in the earth's atmosphere and has been used as an anesthetic.
| Descriptor ID |
D014978
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.613.900 D01.362.641.918
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Xenon" by people in this website by year, and whether "Xenon" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Xenon" by people in Profiles.
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Inhaled xenon modulates microglia and ameliorates disease in mouse models of amyloidosis and tauopathy. Sci Transl Med. 2025 Jan 15; 17(781):eadk3690.
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Multivariable Dependence of Acoustic Contrast of Fluorocarbon and Xenon Microbubbles under Flow. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2021 09; 47(9):2676-2691.
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Effect of pulsed-xenon ultraviolet light on environmental contamination and risk of health care worker hand contamination. Am J Infect Control. 2021 07; 49(7):957-959.
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Neuroprotective Properties of Xenon. Mol Neurobiol. 2020 Jan; 57(1):118-124.
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Protecting the Brain With Xenon Anesthesia for Neurosurgical Procedures. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2019 Jan; 31(1):18-29.
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Xenon: An Emerging Neuroprotectant With Potential Application for Cardiac Arrest Care. Cardiol Rev. 2018 Jul/Aug; 26(4):207-212.
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A Feasibility Study of Single-inhalation, Single-energy Xenon-enhanced CT for High-resolution Imaging of Regional Lung Ventilation in Humans. Acad Radiol. 2019 01; 26(1):38-49.
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Methods for Defining the Neuroprotective Properties of Xenon. Methods Enzymol. 2018; 602:273-288.
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Inhaled Xenon Attenuates Myocardial Damage in Comatose Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The Xe-Hypotheca Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Nov 28; 70(21):2652-2660.
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Functional airway obstruction observed with hyperpolarized 129 Xenon-MRI. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2018 Feb; 62(1):91-93.