"Turtles" 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.
Any reptile including tortoises, fresh water, and marine species of the order Testudines with a body encased in a bony or cartilaginous shell consisting of a top (carapace) and a bottom (plastron) derived from the ribs.
| Descriptor ID |
D014426
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.833.848
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| Concept/Terms |
Sea Turtles- Sea Turtles
- Sea Turtle
- Turtle, Sea
- Turtles, Sea
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Turtles" by people in Profiles.
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Establishment and characterization of turtle liver organoids provides a potential model to decode their unique adaptations. Commun Biol. 2024 Feb 22; 7(1):218.
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Clostridium chrysemydis sp. nov., isolated from the faecal material of a painted turtle. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2021 Sep; 71(9).
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Spinal Interneurons With Dual Axon Projections to Knee-Extensor and Hip-Extensor Motor Pools. Front Neural Circuits. 2020; 14:7.
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Neurotransmitters and Motoneuron Contacts of Multifunctional and Behaviorally Specialized Turtle Spinal Cord Interneurons. J Neurosci. 2020 03 25; 40(13):2680-2694.
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Turtle Flexion Reflex Motor Patterns Show Windup, Mediated Partly by L-type Calcium Channels. Front Neural Circuits. 2017; 11:83.
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Shared Components of Rhythm Generation for Locomotion and Scratching Exist Prior to Motoneurons. Front Neural Circuits. 2017; 11:54.
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Traumatic Amputation of Finger From an Alligator Snapping Turtle Bite. Wilderness Environ Med. 2016 Jun; 27(2):277-81.
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Flexion Reflex Can Interrupt and Reset the Swimming Rhythm. J Neurosci. 2016 Mar 02; 36(9):2819-26.
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Core and body surface temperatures of nesting leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea). J Therm Biol. 2015 Jul; 51:15-22.
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Dendritic orientation and branching distinguish a class of multifunctional turtle spinal interneurons. Front Neural Circuits. 2014; 8:136.