"Guinea Pigs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A common name used for the genus Cavia. The most common species is Cavia porcellus which is the domesticated guinea pig used for pets and biomedical research.
| Descriptor ID |
D006168
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Guinea Pigs- Guinea Pigs
- Guinea Pig
- Pig, Guinea
- Pigs, Guinea
- Cavia
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Guinea Pigs" by people in Profiles.
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Aley PK, Singh N, Brailoiu GC, Brailoiu E, Churchill GC. Nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP) is a second messenger in muscarinic receptor-induced contraction of guinea pig trachea. J Biol Chem. 2013 Apr 19; 288(16):10986-93.
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Castegna A, Palmieri L, Spera I, Porcelli V, Palmieri F, Fabis-Pedrini MJ, Kean RB, Barkhouse DA, Curtis MT, Hooper DC. Oxidative stress and reduced glutamine synthetase activity in the absence of inflammation in the cortex of mice with experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. Neuroscience. 2011 Jun 30; 185:97-105.
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Mizuta K, Xu D, Pan Y, Comas G, Sonett JR, Zhang Y, Panettieri RA, Yang J, Emala CW. GABAA receptors are expressed and facilitate relaxation in airway smooth muscle. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2008 Jun; 294(6):L1206-16.
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Phillips SM, Bhopale MK, Constantinescu CS, Ciric B, Hilliard B, Ventura E, Lavi E, Rostami A. Effect of DAB(389)IL-2 immunotoxin on the course of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in Lewis rats. J Neurol Sci. 2007 Dec 15; 263(1-2):59-69.
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Horie T, Shen Y, Kajino K, Gaubin M, Bonomi G, Mani JC, Berezov A, Piatier-Tonneau D, Guardiola J, Hillard B, Rostami A, Greene M, Murali R. Study of disabling T-cell activation and inhibiting T-cell-mediated immunopathology reveals a possible inverse agonist activity of CD4 peptidomimetics. Exp Mol Pathol. 2002 Oct; 73(2):93-103.
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Handley DA, Senanayake CH, Dutczak W, Benovic JL, Walle T, Penn RB, Wilkinson HS, Tanoury GJ, Andersson RG, Johansson F, Morley J. Biological actions of formoterol isomers. Pulm Pharmacol Ther. 2002; 15(2):135-45.