 Digestive System
"Digestive System" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of organs stretching from the MOUTH to the ANUS, serving to breakdown foods, assimilate nutrients, and eliminate waste. In humans, the digestive system includes the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT and the accessory glands (LIVER; BILIARY TRACT; PANCREAS).
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D004064
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03
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| 1984 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Digestive System" by people in Profiles.
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Pathai S, Bajillan H, Landay AL, High KP. Is HIV a model of accelerated or accentuated aging? J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2014 Jul; 69(7):833-42.
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Farhadi A, Keshavarzian A, Kwasny MJ, Shaikh M, Fogg L, Lau C, Fields JZ, Forsyth CB. Effects of aspirin on gastroduodenal permeability in alcoholics and controls. Alcohol. 2010 Aug; 44(5):447-56.
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DeMeo MT, Mutlu EA, Keshavarzian A, Tobin MC. Intestinal permeation and gastrointestinal disease. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2002 Apr; 34(4):385-96.
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Keshavarzian A, Choudhary S, Holmes EW, Yong S, Banan A, Jakate S, Fields JZ. Preventing gut leakiness by oats supplementation ameliorates alcohol-induced liver damage in rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2001 Nov; 299(2):442-8.
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Mathurin P, Deng QG, Keshavarzian A, Choudhary S, Holmes EW, Tsukamoto H. Exacerbation of alcoholic liver injury by enteral endotoxin in rats. Hepatology. 2000 Nov; 32(5):1008-17.
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Keshavarzian A, Holmes EW, Patel M, Iber F, Fields JZ, Pethkar S. Leaky gut in alcoholic cirrhosis: a possible mechanism for alcohol-induced liver damage. Am J Gastroenterol. 1999 Jan; 94(1):200-7.
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Bonten MJ, Hayden MK, Nathan C, van Voorhis J, Matushek M, Slaughter S, Rice T, Weinstein RA. Epidemiology of colonisation of patients and environment with vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Lancet. 1996 Dec 14; 348(9042):1615-9.
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Smith C, Deziel DJ, Kubicka RA. Appearances of the postoperative alimentary tract. Radiol Clin North Am. 1993 Nov; 31(6):1235-53.
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Flaherty J, Nathan C, Kabins SA, Weinstein RA. Pilot trial of selective decontamination for prevention of bacterial infection in an intensive care unit. J Infect Dis. 1990 Dec; 162(6):1393-7.
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Soper NJ, Orkin BA, Kelly KA, Phillips SF, Brown ML. Gastrointestinal transit after proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis or ileostomy. J Surg Res. 1989 Apr; 46(4):300-5.
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