Colonic Diseases, Functional
"Colonic Diseases, Functional" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Chronic or recurrent colonic disorders without an identifiable structural or biochemical explanation. The widely recognized IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME falls into this category.
| Descriptor ID |
D003109
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.469.158.272
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| Concept/Terms |
Colonic Diseases, Functional- Colonic Diseases, Functional
- Functional Colonic Diseases
- Colonic Disease, Functional
- Disease, Functional Colonic
- Diseases, Functional Colonic
- Functional Colonic Disease
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Colonic Diseases, Functional" by people in Profiles.
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Increases in free radicals and cytoskeletal protein oxidation and nitration in the colon of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Gut. 2003 May; 52(5):720-8.
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Irritable bowel syndrome: an update on therapeutic modalities. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2001 Jul; 10(7):1211-22.