"Darkness" 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.
The absence of light.
| Descriptor ID |
D003624
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.590.540.233
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Darkness" by people in Profiles.
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Ascorbate inactivates the oxygen-evolving complex in prolonged darkness. Physiol Plant. 2021 Feb; 171(2):232-245.
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Sex-specific local life-history adaptation in surface- and cave-dwelling Atlantic mollies (Poecilia mexicana). Sci Rep. 2016 Mar 10; 6:22968.
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Sleep quality and temperament among university students: differential associations with nighttime sleep duration and sleep disruptions. Behav Sleep Med. 2015; 13(3):217-30.
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Site-specific and far-red-light-activatable prodrug of combretastatin A-4 using photo-unclick chemistry. J Med Chem. 2013 May 23; 56(10):3936-42.
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Phosphorylated Grb14 is an endogenous inhibitor of retinal protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B, and light-dependent activation of Src phosphorylates Grb14. Mol Cell Biol. 2011 Oct; 31(19):3975-87.
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Speciation in caves: experimental evidence that permanent darkness promotes reproductive isolation. Biol Lett. 2011 Dec 23; 7(6):909-12.
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Toxic hydrogen sulphide and dark caves: pronounced male life-history divergence among locally adapted Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae). J Evol Biol. 2011 Mar; 24(3):596-606.
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Growth factor receptor-bound protein 14: a new modulator of photoreceptor-specific cyclic-nucleotide-gated channel. EMBO Rep. 2010 Nov; 11(11):861-7.
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Animals lacking link protein have attenuated perineuronal nets and persistent plasticity. Brain. 2010 Aug; 133(Pt 8):2331-47.
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Toxic hydrogen sulfide and dark caves: life-history adaptations in a livebearing fish (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae). Ecology. 2010 May; 91(5):1494-505.