"Spinal Cord" 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.
A cylindrical column of tissue that lies within the vertebral canal. It is composed of WHITE MATTER and GRAY MATTER.
| Descriptor ID |
D013116
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.854
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| Concept/Terms |
Spinal Cord- Spinal Cord
- Cord, Spinal
- Cords, Spinal
- Spinal Cords
- Medulla Spinalis
- Medulla Spinali
- Spinali, Medulla
- Spinalis, Medulla
- Myelon
- Myelons
Lumbar Cord- Lumbar Cord
- Cord, Lumbar
- Cords, Lumbar
- Lumbar Cords
Coccygeal Cord- Coccygeal Cord
- Coccygeal Cords
- Cord, Coccygeal
- Cords, Coccygeal
Thoracic Cord- Thoracic Cord
- Cord, Thoracic
- Cords, Thoracic
- Thoracic Cords
Tentorium Cerebelli- Tentorium Cerebelli
- Cerebelli, Tentorium
- Cerebellus, Tentorium
- Tentorium Cerebellus
Falx Cerebri- Falx Cerebri
- Cerebri, Falx
- Cerebrus, Falx
- Falx Cerebrus
Conus Medullaris- Conus Medullaris
- Conus Medullari
- Medullari, Conus
- Medullaris, Conus
- Conus Terminalis
- Conus Terminali
- Terminali, Conus
- Terminalis, Conus
Sacral Cord- Sacral Cord
- Cord, Sacral
- Cords, Sacral
- Sacral Cords
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2006 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2007 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spinal Cord" by people in Profiles.
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Masegosa VM, Fritz E, Corvalan D, Rojas F, Garc?s P, Navarro X, Bloms-Funke P, van Zundert B, Herrando-Grabulosa M. Novel Dual Mechanism GRT-X Agonist Acting on Kv7 Potassium Channel/Translocator Protein Receptor Prevents Motoneuron Degeneration Following Exposure to Mouse and Human Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Frontotemporal Dementia Astrocyte-Conditioned Media. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2025 Aug 06; 16(15):2887-2900.
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Fyrberg E, Learnard H, Lee S, Jun YW, Gao FB. New Mouse Lines That Drive Tetracycline-Controlled Gene Expression in a Small Subset of Spinal Cord Dorsal Horn Neurons. eNeuro. 2025 Apr; 12(4).
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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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Biswas DD, Shi Y, El Haddad L, Sethi R, Huston M, Kehoe S, Scarrow ER, Strickland LM, Pucci LA, Dhindsa JS, Hunanyan A, La Spada AR, ElMallah MK. Respiratory neuropathology in spinocerebellar ataxia type 7. JCI Insight. 2024 Jul 18; 9(18).
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Carmona LM, Thomas ED, Smith K, Tasic B, Costa RM, Nelson A. Topographical and cell type-specific connectivity of rostral and caudal forelimb corticospinal neuron populations. Cell Rep. 2024 04 23; 43(4):113993.
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Yusuf IO, Parsi S, Ostrow LW, Brown RH, Thompson PR, Xu Z. PAD2 dysregulation and aberrant protein citrullination feature prominently in reactive astrogliosis and myelin protein aggregation in sporadic ALS. Neurobiol Dis. 2024 03; 192:106414.
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Puig S, Gutstein HB. Chronic Morphine Modulates PDGFR-? and PDGF-B Expression and Distribution in Dorsal Root Ganglia and Spinal Cord in Male Rats. Neuroscience. 2023 05 21; 519:147-161.
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Lin CM, Oglesbee M, Knudsen D, Smith TW. Ischemic myelomalacia and closed spinal dysraphism in multiple finishing swine. Vet Pathol. 2023 03; 60(2):258-266.
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Gessler DJ, Parr AM. Editorial. Lost in translation: recognition of the "ceiling effect" as a potential barrier to the success of neuroprotective strategies in spinal cord injury. J Neurosurg Spine. 2023 03 01; 38(3):297-298.
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Yusuf IO, Qiao T, Parsi S, Tilvawala R, Thompson PR, Xu Z. Protein citrullination marks myelin protein aggregation and disease progression in mouse ALS models. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2022 09 08; 10(1):135.