"Cloaca" 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 dilated cavity extended caudally from the hindgut. In adult birds, reptiles, amphibians, and many fishes but few mammals, cloaca is a common chamber into which the digestive, urinary and reproductive tracts discharge their contents. In most mammals, cloaca gives rise to LARGE INTESTINE; URINARY BLADDER; and GENITALIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D002988
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A13.223 A16.178
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cloaca" by people in Profiles.
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Spackman E, Pedersen JC, McKinley ET, Gelb J. Optimal specimen collection and transport methods for the detection of avian influenza virus and Newcastle disease virus. BMC Vet Res. 2013 Feb 22; 9:35.
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Spackman E, Gelb J, Preskenis LA, Ladman BS, Pope CR, Pantin-Jackwood MJ, McKinley ET. The pathogenesis of low pathogenicity H7 avian influenza viruses in chickens, ducks and turkeys. Virol J. 2010 Nov 19; 7:331.
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Lee RS, Grady R, Joyner B, Casale P, Mitchell M. Can a complete primary repair approach be applied to cloacal exstrophy? J Urol. 2006 Dec; 176(6 Pt 1):2643-8.
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Litt HI, Sinha P, Newberg A. Demonstration of uterus didelphys on renal transplant scan in a patient with multiple cloacal anomalies. Clin Nucl Med. 2001 Mar; 26(3):259-60.
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Paidas CN, Morreale RF, Holoski KM, Lund RE, Hutchins GM. Septation and differentiation of the embryonic human cloaca. J Pediatr Surg. 1999 May; 34(5):877-84.