"Mercenaria" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of hard-shelled clams in the family Veneridae, class BIVALVIA, commonly called quahogs. They are found just below the surface in the subtidal or lower intertidal coastal waters.
| Descriptor ID |
D049891
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.644.080.500
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mercenaria" by people in Profiles.
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A heart that beats for 500 years: age-related changes in cardiac proteasome activity, oxidative protein damage and expression of heat shock proteins, inflammatory factors, and mitochondrial complexes in Arctica islandica, the longest-living noncolonial animal. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2014 Dec; 69(12):1448-61.
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Extreme longevity is associated with increased resistance to oxidative stress in Arctica islandica, the longest-living non-colonial animal. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2011 Jul; 66(7):741-50.