"Opossums" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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New World marsupials of the family Didelphidae. Opossums are omnivorous, largely nocturnal and arboreal MAMMALS, grow to about three feet in length, including the scaly prehensile tail, and have an abdominal pouch in which the young are carried at birth.
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D009893
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.573.575
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Opossums" by people in Profiles.
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Thakur ML, Aruva MR, Gariepy J, Acton P, Rattan S, Prasad S, Wickstrom E, Alavi A. PET imaging of oncogene overexpression using 64Cu-vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) analog: comparison with 99mTc-VIP analog. J Nucl Med. 2004 Aug; 45(8):1381-9.
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Rathi S, Kazerounian S, Banwait K, Schulz S, Waldman SA, Rattan S. Functional and molecular characterization of beta-adrenoceptors in the internal anal sphincter. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2003 May; 305(2):615-24.
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Dimarino M, Banwait K, Rattan S, Cohen S, DiMarino AJ. Beta3 adrenergic stimulation inhibits the opossum lower esophageal sphincter. Gastroenterology. 2002 Nov; 123(5):1508-15.
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Chakder S, Bandyopadhyay A, Rattan S. Neuronal NOS gene expression in gastrointestinal myenteric neurons and smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol. 1997 12; 273(6):C1868-75.
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Lynn RB, Sankey SL, Chakder S, Rattan S. Colocalization of NADPH-diaphorase staining and VIP immunoreactivity in neurons in opossum internal anal sphincter. Dig Dis Sci. 1995 Apr; 40(4):781-91.
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Bandyopadhyay A, Chakder S, Lynn RB, Rattan S. Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide gene expression is characteristically higher in opossum gastrointestinal sphincters. Gastroenterology. 1994 Jun; 106(6):1467-76.