Digestion

"Digestion" 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 process of breakdown of food for metabolism and use by the body.

Descriptor ID	D004063
MeSH Number(s)	G07.203.650.250 G10.261.190
Concept/Terms	Digestion Digestion

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

Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Diet, Food, and Nutrition [G07.203]
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena [G07.203.650]
Digestion [G07.203.650.250]
Digestive System and Oral Physiological Phenomena [G10]
Digestive System Physiological Phenomena [G10.261]
Digestion [G10.261.190]

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

Digestion
Salivation

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Bar chart showing 121 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2008	2	1	3
2009	0	1	1
2010	6	1	7
2011	0	1	1
2012	3	1	4
2013	2	3	5
2014	5	2	7
2015	3	4	7
2016	1	5	6
2017	3	5	8
2018	2	8	10
2019	2	11	13
2020	3	7	10
2021	0	12	12
2022	1	2	3
2023	2	5	7
2024	2	6	8
2025	3	6	9

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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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Li C, Shang H, Hu X, Eggleston I, McClements DJ, Han B, White JC, Ma C, Xing B. Surface functionalized polystyrene nanoplastics impair nutrient assimilation from corn kernels (Zea mays L.) in a simulated human digestive tract. J Hazard Mater. 2025 Sep 15; 496:139436.

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Hu H, Chen B, Zhang H, Yin W, McClements DJ, Ji H, Jin Z, Qiu C. Recrystallization of optimized debranched starch: Effects of concentration on resistant starch formation and structural properties. Food Chem. 2025 Nov 30; 493(Pt 2):145788.

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Mi S, Liu Z, Wang M, McClements DJ, Cao C, Xu X, Yuan B. Impact of mucin protein corona on the gastrointestinal behavior and antioxidant activity of food carbon dots extracted from bread crust. Food Funct. 2025 Jun 16; 16(12):5105-5122.

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Ma D, Li A, Xie M, McClements DJ, Chen J. Raffinose esters of long-chain unsaturated fatty acids: Preparation, characterization, and in vitro digestive behavior. Food Res Int. 2025 Oct; 217:116772.

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Li S, Luo M, Gao Z, Zhang Y, Demircan B, Yan W, McClements DJ. Effects of polyphenols on the functional properties, digestibility, and iron bioavailability of potato protein-iron complexes. Food Chem. 2025 Oct 15; 489:144932.

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Grundy MM, Deglaire A, Le Feunteun S, Reboul E, Moughan PJ, Wilde PJ, McClements DJ, Marze S. Bioaccessibility and associated concepts: Terminology in the context of in vitro food digestion studies. Food Chem. 2025 Sep 01; 485:144424.

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Fu C, Ye K, Qiu Z, Ma G, Chen S, Xiao H. In vitro digestion and fermentation characteristics of Agrocybe cylindracea polysaccharides and their interaction with the gut microbiota. Food Res Int. 2025 Jun; 211:116424.

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Hu Y, Fu D, Wang Y, Li Y, Guo Q, McClements DJ, Wang L. Diversity of structure and gastrointestinal fate of O/W emulsion induced by potato-soluble starch. Int J Biol Macromol. 2025 Jun; 311(Pt 2):143269.

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Guan W, Cheng J, McClements DJ, Tu Z, Chen J, Ma D. Impact of 2,4-di-tert-butylphenol on pancreatic lipase activity in emulsions: Multispectral, molecular docking, and in vitro digestion analysis. Food Chem. 2025 Apr 01; 470:142730.

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