Neurons

"Neurons" 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 basic cellular units of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the NERVOUS SYSTEM.

Descriptor ID	D009474
MeSH Number(s)	A08.675 A11.671
Concept/Terms	Neurons Neurons Neuron Nerve Cells Cell, Nerve Cells, Nerve Nerve Cell

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Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Neurons [A08.675]
Cells [A11]
Neurons [A11.671]

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Bar chart showing 702 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 44 publications in 2012

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	5	0	5
1996	6	2	8
1997	4	1	5
1998	4	4	8
1999	9	6	15
2000	7	3	10
2001	11	7	18
2002	22	13	35
2003	20	10	30
2004	19	13	32
2005	7	9	16
2006	19	13	32
2007	17	6	23
2008	16	11	27
2009	18	15	33
2010	19	10	29
2011	19	14	33
2012	27	17	44
2013	16	14	30
2014	18	23	41
2015	11	10	21
2016	17	12	29
2017	10	12	22
2018	10	21	31
2019	17	14	31
2020	15	6	21
2021	13	12	25
2022	2	14	16
2023	0	10	10
2024	7	11	18
2025	4	0	4

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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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Huang S, Xiao R, Lin S, Wu Z, Lin C, Jang G, Hong E, Gupta S, Lu F, Chen B, Liu X, Sahasrabudhe A, Zhang Z, He Z, Crosby AJ, Sumaria K, Liu T, Wang Q, Rao S. Anisotropic hydrogel microelectrodes for intraspinal neural recordings in vivo. Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 28; 16(1):1127.

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Sprague DY, Rusch K, Dunn RL, Borchardt JM, Ban S, Bubnis G, Chiu GC, Wen C, Suzuki R, Chaudhary S, Lee HJ, Yu Z, Dichter B, Ly R, Onami S, Lu H, Kimura KD, Yemini E, Kato S. Unifying community whole-brain imaging datasets enables robust neuron identification and reveals determinants of neuron position in C.?elegans. Cell Rep Methods. 2025 Jan 27; 5(1):100964.

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Bolden NC, Pavchinskiy RG, Melikian HE. Dopamine transporter endocytic trafficking: Neuronal mechanisms and potential impact on DA-dependent behaviors. J Neurochem. 2025 Jan; 169(1):e16284.

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Eberhard J, Henning L, F?lle L, Kn?pper K, B?hringer J, Graelmann FJ, H?nschke L, Kenzler J, Brosseron F, Heneka MT, Domingos AI, Eyerich S, Lochner M, Weighardt H, Bedner P, Steinh?user C, F?rster I. Ablation of CCL17-positive hippocampal neurons induces inflammation-dependent epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2025 Feb; 66(2):554-568.

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Stillman JM, Kiniwa T, Schafer DP. Nucleic acid sensing in the central nervous system: Implications for neural circuit development, function, and degeneration. Immunol Rev. 2024 10; 327(1):71-82.

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Tastan B, Heneka MT. The impact of neuroinflammation on neuronal integrity. Immunol Rev. 2024 10; 327(1):8-32.

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Lee S, Silverman N, Gao FB. Emerging roles of antimicrobial peptides in innate immunity, neuronal function, and neurodegeneration. Trends Neurosci. 2024 Nov; 47(11):949-961.

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Faust TE, Devlin BA, Farhy-Tselnicker I, Ferro A, Postolache M, Xin W. Glial Control of Cortical Neuronal Circuit Maturation and Plasticity. J Neurosci. 2024 Oct 02; 44(40).

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Swift NA, Yang Q, Jester HM, Zhou X, Manuel A, Kemp BE, Steinberg GR, Ma T. Suppression of neuronal AMPK?2 isoform impairs recognition memory and synaptic plasticity. Neurobiol Dis. 2024 Oct 15; 201:106664.

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