"Meconium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The thick green-to-black mucilaginous material found in the intestines of a full-term fetus. It consists of secretions of the INTESTINAL GLANDS; BILE PIGMENTS; FATTY ACIDS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; and intrauterine debris. It constitutes the first stools passed by a newborn.
| Descriptor ID |
D008470
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.459.529 A16.378.529
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meconium" by people in Profiles.
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Is there life in the meconium? A challenging, burning question. Pharmacol Res. 2018 11; 137:148-149.
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Clinico-radiological Observations in Meconium Aspiration Syndrome - Letter to the editor. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2018 Sep-Oct; 56(213):891-892.
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HIV-exposure, early life feeding practices and delivery mode impacts on faecal bacterial profiles in a South African birth cohort. Sci Rep. 2018 03 22; 8(1):5078.
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Approach to Infants Born Through Meconium Stained Amniotic Fluid: Evolution Based on Evidence? Am J Perinatol. 2018 07; 35(9):815-822.
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[Stained amniotic fluid and meconium amniotic fluid: Should they change our obstetric management ?] Gynecol Obstet Fertil Senol. 2018 Jan; 46(1):28-33.
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To ignore or not to ignore placental calcifications on prenatal ultrasound: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2018 Mar; 31(6):797-804.
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Cystic fibrosis pigs develop lung disease and exhibit defective bacterial eradication at birth. Sci Transl Med. 2010 Apr 28; 2(29):29ra31.