"Grooming" 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.
An animal's cleaning and caring for the body surface. This includes preening, the cleaning and oiling of feathers with the bill or of hair with the tongue.
| Descriptor ID |
D006120
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.113.111.453
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Grooming" by people in Profiles.
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Early and late-onset effect of chronic stress on vascular function in mice: a possible model of the impact of depression on vascular disease in aging. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2011 Apr; 19(4):335-46.