"Periplaneta" 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 genus in the family Blattidae containing several species, the most common being P. americana, the American cockroach.
| Descriptor ID |
D010526
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.140.580
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| Concept/Terms |
Periplaneta americana- Periplaneta americana
- Periplaneta americanas
- americana, Periplaneta
- American Cockroaches
- American Cockroache
- Cockroache, American
- Cockroaches, American
- American Cockroach
- American Cockroachs
- Cockroach, American
- Cockroachs, American
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Periplaneta" by people in Profiles.
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The large conductance Ca2+-activated potassium channel (pSlo) of the cockroach Periplaneta americana: structure, localization in neurons and electrophysiology. Eur J Neurosci. 2003 Mar; 17(6):1197-212.
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The role of proctolin in the antenna-heart beat acceleration of Periplaneta americana (L.). Acta Biol Hung. 1995; 46(2-4):491-506.
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Characterization of the proctolinergic and GABAergic systems in the terminal ganglion of the male and female cockroach, Periplaneta americana, and effects of insecticide treatment. Immunohistochemistry and computer-assisted image analysis. J Chem Neuroanat. 1990 Nov-Dec; 3(6):415-27.