Body Size

"Body Size" 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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The physical measurements of a body.

Descriptor ID	D049628
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.600.115.100.160 E05.041.124.160 G07.100.100.160 G07.345.249.314
Concept/Terms	Body Size Body Size Body Sizes Size, Body Sizes, Body

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Body Size".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Physical Examination [E01.370.600]
Body Constitution [E01.370.600.115]
Body Weights and Measures [E01.370.600.115.100]
Body Size [E01.370.600.115.100.160]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Anthropometry [E05.041]
Body Weights and Measures [E05.041.124]
Body Size [E05.041.124.160]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Body Constitution [G07.100]
Body Weights and Measures [G07.100.100]
Body Size [G07.100.100.160]
Growth and Development [G07.345]
Growth [G07.345.249]
Body Size [G07.345.249.314]

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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Body Size".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Body Size" by people in this website by year, and whether "Body Size" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 18 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2005

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2005	1	2	3
2006	0	2	2
2007	0	1	1
2008	1	1	2
2009	0	2	2
2010	0	1	1
2011	0	1	1
2013	0	2	2
2017	0	1	1
2019	0	1	1
2021	1	0	1
2022	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Size" by people in Profiles.

Nyaanga J, Goss C, Zhang G, Ahmed HN, Andersen EJ, Miller IR, Rozenich JK, Swarthout IL, Vaughn JA, Mangan NM, Shirman S, Andersen EC. Changes in body shape implicate cuticle stretch in C. elegans growth control. Cells Dev. 2022 Jun; 170:203780.

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Herrera-Álvarez S, Karlsson E, Ryder OA, Lindblad-Toh K, Crawford AJ. 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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Wyatt H, Weir G, van Emmerik R, Jewell C, Hamill J. Whole-body control of anticipated and unanticipated sidestep manoeuvres in female and male team sport athletes. J Sports Sci. 2019 Oct; 37(19):2263-2269.

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Hunter EA, Matocq MD, Murphy PJ, Shoemaker KT. Differential Effects of Climate on Survival Rates Drive Hybrid Zone Movement. Curr Biol. 2017 Dec 18; 27(24):3898-3903.e4.

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Shurtliff QR, Murphy PJ, Yeiter JD, Matocq MD. Experimental evidence for asymmetric mate preference and aggression: behavioral interactions in a woodrat (Neotoma) hybrid zone. BMC Evol Biol. 2013 Oct 04; 13:220.

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Lange J, Karellas A, Street J, Eck JC, Lapinsky A, Connolly PJ, Dipaola CP. Estimating the effective radiation dose imparted to patients by intraoperative cone-beam computed tomography in thoracolumbar spinal surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013 Mar 01; 38(5):E306-12.

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Vaysse A, Ratnakumar A, Derrien T, Axelsson E, Rosengren Pielberg G, Sigurdsson S, Fall T, Seppälä EH, Hansen MS, Lawley CT, Karlsson EK, Bannasch D, Vilà C, Lohi H, Galibert F, Fredholm M, Häggström J, Hedhammar A, André C, Lindblad-Toh K, Hitte C, Webster MT. Identification of genomic regions associated with phenotypic variation between dog breeds using selection mapping. PLoS Genet. 2011 Oct; 7(10):e1002316.

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Williams PL, Sergeyev O, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Burns JS, Humblet O, DelPrato J, Revich B, Hauser R. Blood lead levels and delayed onset of puberty in a longitudinal study of Russian boys. Pediatrics. 2010 May; 125(5):e1088-96.

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Maeda Y, Schipani E, Densmore MJ, Lanske B. Partial rescue of postnatal growth plate abnormalities in Ihh mutants by expression of a constitutively active PTH/PTHrP receptor. Bone. 2010 Feb; 46(2):472-8.

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Aurigemma GP, Gottdiener JS, Arnold AM, Chinali M, Hill JC, Kitzman D. Left atrial volume and geometry in healthy aging: the Cardiovascular Health Study. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Jul; 2(4):282-9.

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