"Peritoneal Cavity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The space enclosed by the peritoneum. It is divided into two portions, the greater sac and the lesser sac or omental bursa, which lies behind the STOMACH. The two sacs are connected by the foramen of Winslow, or epiploic foramen.
| Descriptor ID |
D010529
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.923.047.025.600.678
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| Concept/Terms |
Lesser Sac- Lesser Sac
- Sac, Lesser
- Omental Bursa
- Bursa, Omental
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peritoneal Cavity" by people in Profiles.
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Lactic acid suppresses IgE-mediated mast cell function in vitro and in vivo. Cell Immunol. 2019 07; 341:103918.
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Beta-arrestin 2 negatively regulates sepsis-induced inflammation. Immunology. 2010 Jul; 130(3):344-51.
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Massive ventral hernia with extensive heterotopic ossification: the honeycomb-abdomen. J Trauma. 2009 Apr; 66(4):1234-7.
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Preliminary pneumoperitoneum facilitates transgastric access into the peritoneal cavity for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery: a pilot study in a live porcine model. Endoscopy. 2007 Oct; 39(10):849-53.
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A novel safe approach to the peritoneal cavity for per-oral transgastric endoscopic procedures. Gastrointest Endosc. 2007 Mar; 65(3):497-500.
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Neutrophil elastase (NE)-deficient mice demonstrate a nonredundant role for NE in neutrophil migration, generation of proinflammatory mediators, and phagocytosis in response to zymosan particles in vivo. J Immunol. 2004 Apr 01; 172(7):4493-502.
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LPS down-regulates the expression of chemokine receptor CCR2 in mice and abolishes macrophage infiltration in acute inflammation. J Leukoc Biol. 1999 Feb; 65(2):265-9.
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Cholelithoptysis: an unusual complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Clin Imaging. 1995 Apr-Jun; 19(2):118-21.
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Effects of two magainin peptides on eicosanoid release from rat peritoneal macrophages. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1993 Mar; 37(3):393-7.
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Multinucleated rat alveolar macrophages express functional receptors for calcitonin. Am J Physiol. 1991 Dec; 261(6 Pt 2):F1026-32.