"Muscle Contraction" 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 process leading to shortening and/or development of tension in muscle tissue. Muscle contraction occurs by a sliding filament mechanism whereby actin filaments slide inward among the myosin filaments.
| Descriptor ID |
D009119
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G11.427.590.540
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| Concept/Terms |
Muscle Contraction- Muscle Contraction
- Contraction, Muscle
- Contractions, Muscle
- Muscle Contractions
- Muscular Contraction
- Contraction, Muscular
- Contractions, Muscular
- Muscular Contractions
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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