"Microspheres" 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.
	
	
		
			
			
				Small uniformly-sized spherical particles, of micrometer dimensions, frequently labeled with radioisotopes or various reagents acting as tags or markers.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D008863 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | E07.565 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Latex ParticlesLatex ParticlesLatex ParticleParticle, LatexParticles, Latex
 Latex SpheresLatex SpheresLatex SphereSphere, LatexSpheres, Latex
 Latex BeadsLatex BeadsBead, LatexBeads, LatexLatex Bead
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		            | Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total | 
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 2008 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 
| 2009 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 2012 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
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