"Sea Urchins" 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.
Somewhat flattened, globular echinoderms, having thin, brittle shells of calcareous plates. They are useful models for studying FERTILIZATION and EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT.
| Descriptor ID |
D012617
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.408.578
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| Concept/Terms |
Sea Urchins- Sea Urchins
- Sea Urchin
- Urchin, Sea
- Urchins, Sea
- Echinoidea
- Echinoideas
Sand-Dollar- Sand-Dollar
- Sand Dollar
- Sand-Dollars
- Sand Dollars
- Dollar, Sand
- Dollars, Sand
- Clypeasteroida
- Clypeasteroidas
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DNA sequence analysis and structural relationships among the cytoskeletal actin genes of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. J Mol Evol. 1988 Dec-1989 Feb; 28(1-2):72-86.
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The sequence of a sea urchin muscle actin gene suggests a gene conversion with a cytoskeletal actin gene. J Mol Evol. 1987; 25(1):37-45.
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Gene fusion in vivo using transductional cointegrates. Gene. 1986; 47(2-3):221-30.
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Analysis of actin synthesis in early sea urchin development. Dev Biol. 1982 Aug; 92(2):428-39.
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Actin gene expression in developing sea urchin embryos. Mol Cell Biol. 1981 Aug; 1(8):711-20.
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Organization and expression of multiple actin genes in the sea urchin. Mol Cell Biol. 1981 Jul; 1(7):609-28.
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Organization of actin gene sequences in the sea urchin: molecular cloning of an intron-containing DNA sequence coding for a cytoplasmic actin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1980 Oct; 77(10):5683-7.