"Coccyx" 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 last bone in the VERTEBRAL COLUMN in tailless primates considered to be a vestigial tail-bone consisting of three to five fused VERTEBRAE.
| Descriptor ID |
D003050
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.834.229
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Coccyx" by people in Profiles.
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Exposure to pulsed low intensity ultrasound stimulates extracellular matrix metabolism of bovine intervertebral disc cells cultured in alginate beads. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Nov 01; 30(21):2398-405.
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Visual control of step length during running over irregular terrain. J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform. 1986 Aug; 12(3):259-66.