"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cloaca" by people in Profiles.
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Recurrent constellations of embryonic malformations re-conceptualized as an overlapping group of disorders with shared pathogenesis. Am J Med Genet A. 2020 11; 182(11):2646-2661.
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The Mullerian Black Box: Predicting and defining Mullerian anatomy in patients with cloacal abnormalities and the need for longitudinal assessment. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Nov; 53(11):2164-2169.
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WNT3 involvement in human bladder exstrophy and cloaca development in zebrafish. Hum Mol Genet. 2015 Sep 15; 24(18):5069-78.
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Avian influenza virus investigation in wild bobwhite quail from Texas. Avian Dis. 2012 Dec; 56(4 Suppl):858-60.
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Isolation and identification of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus from Houbara bustards (Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii) and contact falcons. Avian Pathol. 2009 Feb; 38(1):35-9.
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Cloacal exstrophy--pull-through or permanent stoma? A review of 53 patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Jan; 43(1):164-8; discussion 168-70.
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The association of large ovarian cysts with cloacal exstrophy. J Pediatr Surg. 1998 May; 33(5):719-21.