Growth

"Growth" 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.

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Gradual increase in the number, the size, and the complexity of cells of an individual. Growth generally results in increase in ORGAN WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; and BODY HEIGHT.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Growth" by people in this website by year, and whether "Growth" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Growth" by people in Profiles.
  1. How to Make a Rodent Giant: Genomic Basis and Tradeoffs of Gigantism in the Capybara, the World's Largest Rodent. Mol Biol Evol. 2021 05 04; 38(5):1715-1730.
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  2. The roles of microRNAs in mouse development. Nat Rev Genet. 2021 05; 22(5):307-323.
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  3. Effects of oral vitamin D supplementation on linear growth and other health outcomes among children under five years of age. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 12 08; 12:CD012875.
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  4. Growth from Birth to 30 months for Infants Born with Congenital Gastrointestinal Anomalies and Disorders. Am J Perinatol. 2021 08; 38(S 01):e33-e38.
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  5. Intravenous Fish Oil Monotherapy as a Source of Calories and Fatty Acids Promotes Age-Appropriate Growth in Pediatric Patients with Intestinal Failure-Associated Liver Disease. J Pediatr. 2020 04; 219:98-105.e4.
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  6. Persistent cow's milk allergy is associated with decreased childhood growth: A longitudinal study. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 02; 145(2):713-716.e4.
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  7. Allometry, Scaling, and Ontogeny of Form-An Introduction to the Symposium. Integr Comp Biol. 2019 11 01; 59(5):1275-1280.
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  8. Factors Associated With Growth After Deceased and Live Donor Pediatric Liver Transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2019 Nov; 51(9):3059-3066.
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  9. C-Type Natriuretic Peptide Analogue Therapy in Children with Achondroplasia. N Engl J Med. 2019 07 04; 381(1):25-35.
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  10. Early linear growth retardation: results of a prospective study of Zambian infants. BMC Public Health. 2019 Jan 14; 19(1):61.
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