"Sciuridae" 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 family of the order Rodentia which contains 49 genera. Some of the more common genera are MARMOTA, which includes the marmot and woodchuck; Sciurus, the gray squirrel, S. carolinensis, and the fox squirrel, S. niger; Tamias, the eastern and western chipmunk; and Tamiasciurus, the red squirrel. The flying squirrels, except the scaly-tailed Anomaluridae, also belong to this family.
| Descriptor ID |
D012589
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Susliks- Susliks
- Suslik
- Citellus
- Spermophilus
Prairie Dogs- Prairie Dogs
- Dog, Prairie
- Dogs, Prairie
- Prairie Dog
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sciuridae" by people in Profiles.
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Brown AC, Wrenn SP, Suresh N, Meyers WC, Abedin MZ. Gender differences in cholesterol nucleation in native bile: estrogen is a potential contributory factor. J Membr Biol. 2009 Dec; 232(1-3):35-45.
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Narins SC, Ramakrishnan R, Park EH, Bolno PB, Haggerty DA, Smith PR, Meyers WC, Abedin MZ. Protein kinase C-alpha regulation of gallbladder Na+ transport becomes progressively more dysfunctional during gallstone formation. J Lab Clin Med. 2005 Oct; 146(4):227-37.
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Kukushkin NI, Sidorov VIu, Medvinskii AB, Romashko DN, Burashnikov AIu, Baum OV, Sarancha DIu, Starmer CF. [Slow excitation waves and mechanisms of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in an experimental model: isolated walls of the right ventricle from rabbit and squirrel]. Biofizika. 1998 Nov-Dec; 43(6):1043-59.