"Catfishes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Common name of the order Siluriformes. This order contains many families and over 2,000 species, including venomous species. Heteropneustes and Plotosus genera have dangerous stings and are aggressive. Most species are passive stingers.
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D002397
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.493.080
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Catfishes" by people in Profiles.
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Chemokine C-C motif ligand 33 is a key regulator of teleost fish barbel development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 05 29; 115(22):E5018-E5027.
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Mechanosensation in an adipose fin. Proc Biol Sci. 2016 Mar 16; 283(1826):20152794.
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Touch sensation by pectoral fins of the catfish Pimelodus pictus. Proc Biol Sci. 2016 Feb 10; 283(1824).
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First description of a musculoskeletal linkage in an adipose fin: innovations for active control in a primitively passive appendage. Proc Biol Sci. 2013 Jan 07; 280(1750):20122159.
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Ions required for the electrogenic transport of GABA by horizontal cells of the catfish retina. J Physiol. 1993 Dec; 472:81-102.
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Hemi-gap-junction channels in solitary horizontal cells of the catfish retina. J Physiol. 1992 Jan; 445:201-30.
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Depolarization without calcium can release gamma-aminobutyric acid from a retinal neuron. Science. 1987 Oct 16; 238(4825):350-5.