"Locomotion" 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.
Movement or the ability to move from one place or another. It can refer to humans, vertebrate or invertebrate animals, and microorganisms.
| Descriptor ID |
D008124
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.568.500 G11.427.410.568
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| Concept/Terms |
Locomotion- Locomotion
- Locomotor Activity
- Activities, Locomotor
- Activity, Locomotor
- Locomotor Activities
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Locomotion" by people in this website by year, and whether "Locomotion" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Locomotion" by people in Profiles.
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Carmona LM, Nelson A, Tun LT, Kim A, Shiao R, Kissner MD, Menon V, Costa RM. Corticothalamic neurons in motor cortex have a permissive role in motor execution. Nat Commun. 2025 May 21; 16(1):4735.
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Yin X, Wang R, Thackeray A, Baehrecke EH, Alkema MJ. VPS13D mutations affect mitochondrial homeostasis and locomotion in Caenorhabditis elegans. G3 (Bethesda). 2025 Apr 17; 15(4).
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Folgueira C, Herrera-Melle L, L?pez JA, Galvan-Alvarez V, Martin-Rincon M, Cuartero MI, Garc?a-Culebras A, Dumesic PA, Rodr?guez E, Leiva-Vega L, Le?n M, Porteiro B, Iglesias C, Torres JL, Hern?ndez-Cosido L, Bonacasa C, Marcos M, Moro M?, V?zquez J, Calbet JAL, Spiegelman BM, Mora A, Sabio G. Remodeling p38 signaling in muscle controls locomotor activity via IL-15. Sci Adv. 2024 Aug 16; 10(33):eadn5993.
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Roy AJ, Leipprandt JR, Patterson JR, Stoll AC, Kemp CJ, Oula ZD, Mola T, Batista AR, Sortwell CE, Sena-Esteves M, Neubig RR. AAV9-Mediated Intrastriatal Delivery of GNAO1 Reduces Hyperlocomotion in Gnao1 Heterozygous R209H Mutant Mice. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2024 Jul 18; 390(2):250-259.
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Borin G, Sato SD, Spencer RMC, Choi JT. Sleep benefits perceptual but not movement-based learning of locomotor sequences. Sci Rep. 2024 07 09; 14(1):15868.
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Murphy PJ, Rowe AJ, Rayfield EJ, Janis CM. Finite element analysis of kangaroo astragali: A new angle on the ankle. J Morphol. 2024 May; 285(5):e21707.
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Kwiatkowski ER, Schnytzer Y, Rosenthal JJC, Emery P. Behavioral circatidal rhythms require Bmal1 in Parhyale hawaiensis. Curr Biol. 2023 05 22; 33(10):1867-1882.e5.
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Napoli CD, Hamill J, Hoogkamer W, van Emmerik R. Dynamic visual acuity during asymmetric walking. Hum Mov Sci. 2022 Oct; 85:102998.
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Barnaby W, Dorman Barclay HE, Nagarkar A, Perkins M, Teicher G, Trapani JG, Downes GB. GABAA a subunit control of hyperactive behavior in developing zebrafish. Genetics. 2022 04 04; 220(4).
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Florman JT, Alkema MJ. Co-transmission of neuropeptides and monoamines choreograph the C. elegans escape response. PLoS Genet. 2022 03; 18(3):e1010091.