"Locomotion" 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.
Movement or the ability to move from one place or another. It can refer to humans, vertebrate or invertebrate animals, and microorganisms.
| Descriptor ID |
D008124
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.568.500 G11.427.410.568
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| Concept/Terms |
Locomotion- Locomotion
- Locomotor Activity
- Activities, Locomotor
- Activity, Locomotor
- Locomotor Activities
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Locomotion" by people in Profiles.
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Deficits in bladder function following spinal cord injury vary depending on the level of the injury. Exp Neurol. 2010 Nov; 226(1):128-35.
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Letter to the editor regarding "Bone mineral density of the proximal femur is not related to dynamic joint loading during locomotion in young women." by Bareither et al. Bone. 2006 Jun; 38(6):954-5; author reply 956.