"Guinea Pigs" 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.
A common name used for the genus Cavia. The most common species is Cavia porcellus which is the domesticated guinea pig used for pets and biomedical research.
| Descriptor ID |
D006168
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Guinea Pigs- Guinea Pigs
- Guinea Pig
- Pig, Guinea
- Pigs, Guinea
- Cavia
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Guinea Pigs" by people in this website by year, and whether "Guinea Pigs" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1995 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1996 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 1997 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Guinea Pigs" by people in Profiles.
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A Broadly Applicable Method for Characterizing the Slope of the Electrically Evoked Compound Action Potential Amplitude Growth Function. Ear Hear. 2022 Jan/Feb; 43(1):150-164.
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The connexin 43 carboxyl terminal mimetic peptide aCT1 prompts differentiation of a collagen scar matrix in humans resembling unwounded skin. FASEB J. 2021 08; 35(8):e21762.
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How electrically evoked compound action potentials in chronically implanted guinea pigs relate to auditory nerve health and electrode impedance. J Acoust Soc Am. 2020 12; 148(6):3900.
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Changes over time in the electrically evoked compound action potential (ECAP) interphase gap (IPG) effect following cochlear implantation in Guinea pigs. Hear Res. 2019 11; 383:107809.
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Ocular findings and selected ophthalmic diagnostic tests in a group of young commercially available Guinea and Skinny pigs (Cavia porcellus). Vet Ophthalmol. 2020 Mar; 23(2):234-244.
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A Novel Orally Available Asthma Drug Candidate That Reduces Smooth Muscle Constriction and Inflammation by Targeting GABAA Receptors in the Lung. Mol Pharm. 2018 05 07; 15(5):1766-1777.
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Auditory-somatosensory bimodal stimulation desynchronizes brain circuitry to reduce tinnitus in guinea pigs and humans. Sci Transl Med. 2018 01 03; 10(422).
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Novel regulatory mechanism in human urinary bladder: central role of transient receptor potential melastatin 4 channels in detrusor smooth muscle function. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2016 Apr 01; 310(7):C600-11.
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Cardiac tissue slices: preparation, handling, and successful optical mapping. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2015 May 01; 308(9):H1112-25.
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Selective inhibition of phosphodiesterase 1 relaxes urinary bladder smooth muscle: role for ryanodine receptor-mediated BK channel activation. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2012 Nov 15; 303(10):C1079-89.