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(1997-Present)

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2010 MeSH Available. 2009 Sep-Oct:e10

50th Anniversary. 2010 Nov-Dec:e4

Acoustic Nerve Descriptor Changes. 2000 Jan-Feb:e3

Aged, Use with Caution. 2005 Mar-Apr:e1

Animal Check Tag. 2003 Sep-Oct:e5

Anniversary, 50th. 2010 May-Jun:e21

Artificially Reconstructed Subject Strings

Response to Request for Comments on Discontinuing. 2005 Sep-Oct:e6

Bird Flu. 2005 Nov-Dec:e10

Biological Fusion. 2005 Nov-Dec:e8

Basics of MeSH Subject Heading. 2006 May-Jun:e1

Category B

Organisms Reorganized. 2009 Nov-Dec:e15

Category B Organisms Tree. 2003 Sep-Oct:e5

Category G

Processes and Phenomena Reorganized. 2008 Nov-Dec:e9

Category H

Disciplines and Occupations Reorganized. 2008 Nov-Dec:e9

Changes for 1998 (Coming Attractions). 1997 Sep-Oct:e5

  • Archaea Hierarchy Created
  • Food and Plants Terminology Reorganized
  • Enzymology Descriptors Revised
  • History Notes
  • Mental Disorders Terminology To Reflect DSM-4
  • Online Notes to be Eliminated

Changes for 1999 (Coming Attractions). 1998 Sep-Oct:e6; 1998 Nov-Dec:e1

  • Chemicals and Drugs Subcategory Created
  • Delivery of Health Care Headings Added
  • Fungi Tree Revised and Enhanced
  • Genetics Headings Added

Changes for 2000 (Coming Attractions). 1999 Nov-Dec:e3

  • Central Nervous System Tree. New Terms
  • Disorders of Environmental Origin. New Name for C21 Tree
  • Drug Therapy. Scope Note Changed
  • GTP-Binding Proteins Expanded
  • Nervous System Diseases Reorganized and Terms Added
  • Plants Tree. New Terms
  • Symptoms and General Pathology Tree Modified

Changes for 2000 (YEP). 1999 Nov-Dec:e2

  • Supplementary Chemical Concepts: EC/CAS Registry Numbers [EC/RN]
  • Tumor Key No Longer Published

Changes for 2001 (What's New). 2001 Nov-Dec:e9

  • Animal Alternatives. Additions
  • Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal. Added
  • Cells Vocabulary Grouped Under Cell Structures
  • Isoenzymes Listed as Supplementary Concept Records
  • New Century Added to Reflect Millenium
  • Publication Types Added
  • Subheadings (Qualifiers) Removed
  • Vaccine Descriptors Added

Changes for 2002 (What's New). 2001 Nov-Dec:e9

  • Bioethics Terminology Enhanced
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine Terminology Restructured
  • Data Available in XML
  • Plants and Phytotherapy Terminology Expanded
  • Transport and Carrier Proteins. Restructured and Categories Added

Changes for 2003 (What's New). 2002 Nov-Dec:e3

  • ADP-RiboseTranserases/NAD Nucleosidases Revised
  • Age Groups Descriptors and Tree Change
  • Bioethics Terminology Enhanced
  • Body Regions Trees Revised and Descriptors Added
  • Chemical Structure Terms Removed From Action Branch
  • Crustacea Expanded and Revised
  • Ephrins and Eph Receptors Terminology Enhanced
  • Genetics Terminology Restructured
  • Integrins Tree Restructured
  • Integumentary System Tree Created
  • Lectins Tree Revised
  • Microorganisms Coverage Expanded
  • Peptide Hormones. New Descriptor
  • Plants and Phytotherapy Terminology Expanded
  • RNA-Binding Proteins. Categories Added
  • Vesticular Transport Proteins. New Descriptor

Changes for 2004. 2003 Nov-Dec:e3; 2003 Nov-Dec:e6; 2003 Nov-Dec:e7; 2003 Nov-Dec:e9

  • Adolescent, Term Clarification
  • Age Groups
  • Animal Population Groups
  • Case Report[mh] Replaced by Case Reports[pt]. 2003 Nov-Dec:e1
  • Category B Organisms Tree. 2003 Sep-Oct:e5
  • Descriptors Added
  • Ethnic Groups and Geographic Origins
  • Expansion of Trees
  • Heading Mapped-to Maintenance. 2003 Nov-Dec:e4
  • Organisms
  • Pharmacological Action Headings Identified. 2003 Nov-Dec:e7
  • Publication Types
  • Substances
  • Toxicity Subheading, New Definition


Changes for 2005. 2004 Nov-Dec:e11

Changes for 2006. 2005 Nov-Dec:e8; 2005 Nov-Dec:e7

  • Biological Fusion
  • Descriptors Added
  • Drugs and Chemicals
  • EC/RN Numbers (RN) and Name of Substance (NM)
  • Entry Combination Revisions
  • Heading Mapped-To (HM) Maintenance
  • Organisms
  • Pharmacological Action (PA) for Supplementary Concept Records
  • Publication Types
  • Supplementary Concept Records (SCRs) Elevated to MeSH Headings

Changes for 2007. 2006 Nov-Dec:e2; 2006 Nov-Dec:e7; 2006 Nov-Dec:e4

  • Descriptors Added
  • Drugs and Chemicals
  • EC/RN Numbers (RN) and Name of Substance (NM)
  • Entry Combination Revisions
  • Heading Mapped-To (HM) Maintenance
  • Organisms
  • Pharmacological Action (PA) for Supplementary Concept Records
  • Publication Types
  • Supplementary Concept Records (SCRs) Elevated to MeSH Headings

Changes for 2008. 2007 Nov-Dec:e6

  • Descriptors Added
  • EC/RN Numbers (RN) and Name of Substance (NM)
  • Entry Combination Revisions
  • Heading Mapped-To (HM) Maintenance
  • Pharmacological Action (PA
  • Publication Types
  • Supplementary Concept Records (SCRs) Elevated to MeSH Headings

Descriptors Added. 2007 Nov-Dec:e11

Introductory Page. 2007 Nov-Dec:e1

Tree Structures in HTML and PDF. 2007 Nov-Dec:e1

Changes for 2009. 2008 Nov-Dec:e9

  • Category G Processes and Phenomena Reorganization
  • Category H Disciplines and Occupations Reorganization
  • Descriptor Added
  • Fungi

Changes for 2010. 2009 Nov-Dec:e8; 2009 Nov-Dec:e15; 2009 Nov-Dec:e16

  • Category B Eukaryota Tree
  • Category B Organisms Reorganization
  • Descriptors Added
  • Entry Combination
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
  • Protozoa Descriptor Deleted
  • Publication Types
  • Rare Diseases

Changes for 2012. 2011 Nov-Dec:e8; 2011 Nov-Dec:e6a

  • Entry Combination Revisions.
  • HLA Antigens Typing System Nomenclature.
  • Organism-specific and Organelle Sub-concepts.
  • Recombinant Proteins.

Chemicals, Searching MEDLARS Databases. 1997 Jan-Feb:6; 2001 Nov-Dec:7; 2007 Jul-Aug:1

Cloning. 1997 Mar-Apr:2

Corrections to Tree Numbers. 1997 Sep-Oct:2

  • Cognition Disorders
  • Homosexuality
  • Perceptual Disorders

Database. 2011 Jan-Feb:e72

  • Autocomplete Feature
  • Redesign
  • Substance Name Renamed Supplementary Concept

Descriptors Added. 2004 Nov-Dec:e8; 2005 Nov-Dec:e8; 2006 Nov-Dec:e2; 2007 Nov-Dec:e11; 2008 Nov-Dec:e9; 2009 Nov-Dec:e15; 2011 Nov-Dec:e8

Descriptors (Main Headings) Now Concept Based. 2000 Mar-Apr:e2

Disciplines and Occupations. 2008 Nov-Dec:e9

Drug Trade Names Coverage Enhanced. 2004 Nov-Dec:e10

Drugs and Chemicals. 2005 Nov-Dec:e8; 2006 Nov-Dec:e2; 2007 Jul-Aug:e1

Eukaryota. 2009 Nov-Dec:e15; 2009 Nov-Dec:e16

Expansion of Trees. 2004 Nov-Dec:e8

Fungi. 2008 Nov-Dec:e9

Government Agencies. 2007 Nov-Dec:e11

HISTLINE Citations Indexed With MeSH. 1997 Mar-Apr:2

Historical Eras and Events. 2004 Nov-Dec:e11; 2004 Nov-Dec:e8

HLA Antigens Typing System Nomenclature. 2011 Nov-Dec:e8

Hominidae.2004 Nov-Dec:e6

Human Check Tag.2004 Nov-Dec:e6

Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype. 2009 Nov-Dec:e15

Influenza A Viruses, Changes. 2005 Nov-Dec:e10; 2009 May-Jun:e5

Kinases. 2004 Nov-Dec:e8

Leukemia - Lymphoma Changes. 2007 Nov-Dec:e11

LocatorPlus Using MeSH Headings. 2003 Jan-Feb:e3

OLDMEDLINE Mapping. 2005 Sep-Oct:e1; 2005 Nov-Dec:e1; 2005 Nov-Dec:e7; 2006 Sep-Oct:e3; 2007 May-Jun:e1; 2007 Nov-Dec:e1

Organism-specific and Organelle Sub-concepts. 2011 Nov-Dec:e8

Organisms. 2004 Nov-Dec:e8; 2005 Nov-Dec:e8; 2006 Nov-Dec:e2; 2009 Nov-Dec:e15; 2009 Nov-Dec:e16

Pharmacological Action (PA). 2007 Nov-Dec:e6

Processes and Phenomena. 2008 Nov-Dec:e9

Protein Concepts, New Guidelines. 2003 Mar-Apr:e10

Protein Indexing. 2004 Nov-Dec:e8

Protozoa. 2009 Nov-Dec:e15; 2009 Nov-Dec:e16

Publication Types. 2004 Nov-Dec:e9; 2005 Nov-Dec:e8; 2007 Nov-Dec:e11; 2009 Nov-Dec:e8

Rare Diseases. 2009 Nov-Dec:e15

Recombinant Proteins. 2011 Nov-Dec:e8

SARS Virus Descriptor Added. 2003 Mar-Apr:e5; 2003 Mar-Apr:e12

Subheading Consolidation Decision. 2007 Jan-Feb:e1

Suggestions for Authors Web Site. 2003 Jul-Aug:e1

Supplementary Concept Records (SCRs) Elevated to MeSH Headings.
Elevated to MeSH Headings. 2007 Nov-Dec:e6

Name of Substance [NM]. 2003 Nov-Dec:e4

Support Tags. 2004 Nov-Dec:e8

Swine-origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus. 2009 May-Jun:e5

Training. 2011 Sep-Oct:e4

Tree Structures in HTML and PDF. 2007 Nov-Dec:e1

Treetops, Searching MeSH. 2005 Mar-Apr:e2

Unified Medical Language System.

2010AB. 2010 Nov-Dec:e3

Video Available. 2006 Jan-Feb:e1

Web Page.

Updated with 2005 Information. 2004 Nov-Dec:e1

Year End Processing 2005. 2004 Nov-Dec:e11; 2004 Nov-Dec:e8

Year-End Processing 2006. 2005 Nov-Dec:e7

Year-End Processing 2007. 2006 Nov-Dec:e7; 2006 Nov-Dec:e4

Year-End Processing 2008. 2007 Nov-Dec:e11; 2007 Nov-Dec:e6

Newly Maintained MEDLINE Available. 2007 Nov-Dec:e1

Year-End Processing 2009

Newly Maintained MEDLINE Available. 2008 Nov-Dec:e20

Year-End Processing 2010. 2009 Nov-Dec:e8

Newly Maintained MEDLINE Available. 2009 Nov-Dec:e13

Year-End Processing 2012. 2011 Nov-Dec:e6a

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