"Bivalvia" 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.
A class in the phylum MOLLUSCA comprised of mussels; clams; OYSTERS; COCKLES; and SCALLOPS. They are characterized by a bilaterally symmetrical hinged shell and a muscular foot used for burrowing and anchoring.
| Descriptor ID |
D049872
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.644.080
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| Concept/Terms |
Bivalvia- Bivalvia
- Bivalvias
- Bivalves
- Bivalve
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bivalvia" by people in Profiles.
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Gainey LF, Greenberg MJ. Hydrogen sulfide is synthesized in the gills of the clam Mercenaria mercenaria and acts seasonally to modulate branchial muscle contraction. Biol Bull. 2005 Aug; 209(1):11-20.
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Gainey LF, Greenberg MJ. Nitric oxide mediates seasonal muscle potentiation in clam gills. J Exp Biol. 2003 Oct; 206(Pt 19):3507-20.
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Gainey LF, Walton JC, Greenberg MJ. Branchial musculature of a venerid clam: pharmacology, distribution, and innervation. Biol Bull. 2003 Feb; 204(1):81-95.
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Siegman MJ, Funabara D, Kinoshita S, Watabe S, Hartshorne DJ, Butler TM. Phosphorylation of a twitchin-related protein controls catch and calcium sensitivity of force production in invertebrate smooth muscle. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 Apr 28; 95(9):5383-8.
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Gaffney PM, Scott TM, Koehn RK, Diehl WJ. Interrelationships of heterozygosity, growth rate and heterozygote deficiencies in the coot clam, Mulinia lateralis. Genetics. 1990 Mar; 124(3):687-99.