"Seeds" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The encapsulated embryos of flowering plants. They are used as is or for animal feed because of the high content of concentrated nutrients like starches, proteins, and fats. Rapeseed, cottonseed, and sunflower seed are also produced for the oils (fats) they yield.
Descriptor ID |
D012639
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MeSH Number(s) |
A18.024.500.750 G07.203.300.775 J02.500.775
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Concept/Terms |
Seeds- Seeds
- Seed
- Zygotes, Plant
- Plant Zygotes
- Plant Zygote
- Zygote, Plant
- Embryos, Plant
- Embryo, Plant
- Plant Embryo
- Plant Embryos
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2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Seeds" by people in Profiles.
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Christofidou-Solomidou M, Tyagi S, Tan KS, Hagan S, Pietrofesa R, Dukes F, Arguiri E, Heitjan DF, Solomides CC, Cengel KA. Dietary flaxseed administered post thoracic radiation treatment improves survival and mitigates radiation-induced pneumonopathy in mice. BMC Cancer. 2011; 11:269.
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Maurer RW, Sandler SI, Lenhoff AM. Salting-in characteristics of globular proteins. Biophys Chem. 2011 Jun; 156(1):72-8.
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Lee JC, Krochak R, Blouin A, Kanterakis S, Chatterjee S, Arguiri E, Vachani A, Solomides CC, Cengel KA, Christofidou-Solomidou M. Dietary flaxseed prevents radiation-induced oxidative lung damage, inflammation and fibrosis in a mouse model of thoracic radiation injury. Cancer Biol Ther. 2009 Jan; 8(1):47-53.
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Kinniry P, Amrani Y, Vachani A, Solomides CC, Arguiri E, Workman A, Carter J, Christofidou-Solomidou M. Dietary flaxseed supplementation ameliorates inflammation and oxidative tissue damage in experimental models of acute lung injury in mice. J Nutr. 2006 Jun; 136(6):1545-51.