Feces

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Excrement from the INTESTINES, containing unabsorbed solids, waste products, secretions, and BACTERIA of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.

Descriptor ID	D005243
MeSH Number(s)	A12.459
Concept/Terms	Feces Feces

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Anatomy [A]
Fluids and Secretions [A12]
Feces [A12.459]

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Bar chart showing 89 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2020 and 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	0	2	2
2000	0	1	1
2004	0	2	2
2005	0	2	2
2008	0	1	1
2009	1	2	3
2010	0	4	4
2011	0	2	2
2012	0	6	6
2013	0	1	1
2014	3	2	5
2015	1	4	5
2016	0	2	2
2017	1	3	4
2018	1	4	5
2019	1	4	5
2020	1	7	8
2021	2	6	8
2022	0	4	4
2023	1	1	2
2024	4	3	7
2025	0	7	7
2026	0	2	2

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Dinesh D, Morgan XC, Kim H, Scott TM, Garelnabi M, Lee JS, Mangano KM, Nguyen LH, Huttenhower C, Tucker KL, Palacios N. Gut Microbial Variations Associated With Proton Pump Inhibitor Use in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. Pharmacol Res Perspect. 2026 Feb; 14(1):e70205.

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Panajotov J, Giersch K, Pfl?ger LS, N?rz D, Grunwald M, Tang HT, Kaiser M, Pischke S, Ulrich RG, Pfefferle S, Schulze Zur Wisch J, Corman VM, Aepfelbacher M, Johne R, L?tgehetmann M. Development of a Fully Automated, High-Throughput Molecular Assay for Detection of Rat Hepatitis E Virus in Routine Diagnostics. J Med Virol. 2026 Feb; 98(2):e70824.

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Ye K, Fu C, Du H, Qiu Z, Chen S, Liu D, Ma G, Xiao H. Simulated Digestion and Metabolic Outcomes of Tremella fuciformis Polysaccharides and Their Effects on the Gut Microbiota. J Agric Food Chem. 2025 Dec 10; 73(49):31263-31273.

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Merrill LC, Thomas E, Wright JR, Lamendella R, Bhandari S, Bello D, Kelleher SL, Tucker KL, Mangano KM. Food grade titanium dioxide is related to gut dysbiosis, but not markers of intestinal inflammation nor permeability in healthy, young adults. NanoImpact. 2025 Oct; 40:100594.

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Lauer JM, Odom AR, Rani A, Story G, Chembe M, Henderson S, Parkerson D, Fink G, Rockers PC, Sela DA, Locks LM. Breastfeeding, the Gut Microbiome, and Growth among Infants in Lusaka, Zambia. J Nutr. 2025 Dec; 155(12):4253-4263.

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Zhou Y, Shi X, Sun Y, Chen Y, Shen P, Liu S, Zhang Z, Zheng J, Xiao H. Metabolic Profile of 6-Paradol, a Bioactive Compound of Ginger in Mice by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry. J Agric Food Chem. 2025 Aug 20; 73(33):20877-20887.

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Ye K, Fu C, Du H, Chen S, Liu D, Ma G, Xiao H. Structure characterization, simulated digestion, and microbial modulation of Pleurotus ostreatus polysaccharides. Food Chem. 2025 Nov 30; 493(Pt 2):145849.

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Giersch K, N?rz D, Grunwald M, Pfefferle S, Pfl?ger LS, Fischer N, Aepfelbacher M, L?tgehetmann M. Adaptation and validation of a gastrointestinal panel to detect diarrheal virus pathogens on a high-throughput qPCR system. Med Microbiol Immunol. 2025 Jun 03; 214(1):28.

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Menon R, Bhattarai SK, Crossette E, Prince AL, Olle B, Silber JL, Bucci V, Faith J, Norman JM. Multi-omic profiling a defined bacterial consortium for treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection. Nat Med. 2025 Jan; 31(1):223-234.

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Loew EB, Tracy M, Jo C, McCormick B, Haran JP. Basic Science and Pathogenesis. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Dec; 20 Suppl 1:e092564.

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