Search biomedical literature, get article details, find related articles, and explore MeSH terms
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Find articles related to a given PubMed article. Uses NCBI's computed similarity to find conceptually related papers. Useful for literature review expansion. Args: pmid: PubMed ID of the source article. limit: Maximum related articles to return (default 10, max 50).
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Find articles related to a given PubMed article. Uses NCBI's computed similarity to find conceptually related papers. Useful for literature review expansion. Args: pmid: PubMed ID of the source article. limit: Maximum related articles to return (default 10, max 50).
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pmid* | string | |
| limit | integer |
{
"type": "object",
"title": "find_related_articlesArguments",
"required": [
"pmid"
],
"properties": {
"pmid": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Pmid"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"title": "Limit",
"default": 10
}
}
}Get full details of a PubMed article by its PMID. Returns title, all authors, complete abstract, MeSH terms, publication types, journal info, and DOI. Args: pmid: PubMed ID (e.g. '39142850').
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pmid* | string |
{
"type": "object",
"title": "get_article_detailArguments",
"required": [
"pmid"
],
"properties": {
"pmid": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Pmid"
}
}
}Find articles that cite a given PubMed article. Useful for tracking the impact and follow-up research of a key publication. Args: pmid: PubMed ID of the article to find citations for. limit: Maximum citing articles to return (default 20, max 100).
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pmid* | string | |
| limit | integer |
{
"type": "object",
"title": "get_cited_byArguments",
"required": [
"pmid"
],
"properties": {
"pmid": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Pmid"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"title": "Limit",
"default": 20
}
}
}Search the MeSH vocabulary for standardized medical terms. Find MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) descriptors to use in precise PubMed searches. Returns MeSH IDs, preferred terms, and scope notes. Args: term: Search term (e.g. 'diabetes', 'heart failure', 'opioid'). limit: Maximum results (default 10).
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| term* | string | |
| limit | integer |
{
"type": "object",
"title": "search_meshArguments",
"required": [
"term"
],
"properties": {
"term": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Term"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"title": "Limit",
"default": 10
}
}
}Search PubMed for biomedical literature. Find research articles, reviews, and clinical studies matching your search terms. Supports PubMed query syntax including MeSH terms, field tags, and boolean operators. Args: query: Search terms (e.g. 'diabetes prevention exercise', 'breast cancer[MeSH] AND immunotherapy', 'COVID-19 vaccine efficacy'). limit: Maximum results (default 20, max 100). sort: Sort order - 'relevance', 'date', or 'author' (default 'relevance').
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| sort | string | |
| limit | integer | |
| query* | string |
{
"type": "object",
"title": "search_pubmedArguments",
"required": [
"query"
],
"properties": {
"sort": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Sort",
"default": "relevance"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"title": "Limit",
"default": 20
},
"query": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Query"
}
}
}